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No No. Number
1 Important Facts About Tourism, 2018 1
2 1 Inbound Tourism, 2001-2018 2
3 2 Month-wise Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India, Jan 2017–June 2019 3
4 3 Share of India in International Tourist Arrivals (ITAs) in World and Asia & the Pacific Region, 4
2001– 2018
5 4 Top 10 International Check Posts for Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India in 2018 (Provisional) 5
6 5 Top 10 Source Countries for Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India in 2018 (Provisional) 6
7 6 Share of Major Countries of the World and India in International Tourist Arrivals, 2017 & 2018 7
8 7 Major airport-wise arrival of Foreign Tourist availing e-Tourist Visa, 2018 & January – June, 8
2019 (Provisional)
9 8 Major countries availing e-Tourist Visa in 2018 & January – June, 2019 (Provisional) 9
10 9 Estimates of Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs), in US$ Million, from Tourism in India, 2000- 10
2018
11 10 Month-wise Estimates of Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) in US$ billion, from Tourism in 11
India, Jan 2017 – June 2019
12 11 Estimates of Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) in Rs. Crore, from Tourism in India, 2000-2018 12
13 12 Month-wise Estimates of Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs), in Rs. Crore, from Tourism in 13
India, Jan 2017 - June 2019
14 13 Share of India in International Tourism Receipt (ITRs) in World and Asia & the Pacific Region, 14
2000 – 2018
15 14 Share of Top 10 Countries of the World and India in International Tourism Receipt, 2018 15
16 15 Number of Indian Nationals Departures from India, 2000 – 2018 16
17 16 Top 10 International Check Posts for Indian National’s Departures (INDs) from India, 2018 17
(Provisional)
18 17 Number of Domestic Tourist Visits to all States/UTs in India, 2000 – 2018 (Updated in August 18
2019)
19 18 Share of Top 10 States/UTs of India in Domestic Tourist Visits, 2018 (Revised) 19
20 19 Number of Foreign Tourist Visits to all States/UTs in India, 2000 – 2018 (Updated in August 20
2019)
21 20 Share of Top 10 States/UTs of India in Foreign Tourist Visits, 2018 (Revised) 21
22 21 Number of Approved Hotels and Hotel Rooms in the country, as on 31-12-2018
22
23 22 Number of Operators Approved by the Ministry in the Country, as on 31-5-2019
24 23 Scheme-wise Plan Outlay of Ministry of Tourism 2018 – 2019 and 2019 – 20 23
 Important Facts About Tourism, 2018

(I) India
● No. of Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India 10.56 Million (P)
Annual Growth Rate 5.2%
● No. of Indian Nationals Departures from India 26.30 Million (P)
Annual Growth Rate 9.8%
● No. of Domestic Tourist Visits to all States/UTs 1854.9 Million( R)
Annual Growth Rate 11.9%
● Estimated Foreign Exchange Earnings from Tourism
i) In INR terms `1,94,892 Crore(# 2)
Annual Growth Rate 9.6%
ii) In US$ terms US$ 28.585 Billion (#2 )
Annual Growth Rate 4.7%
(II) World
● No. of International Tourist Arrivals 1403 Million (P)
Annual Growth Rate 5.6%
● International Tourism Receipts 1448 US$ Billion (P)
Annual Growth Rate 7.6%
(III) Asia & the Pacific Region
● No. of International Tourist Arrivals 345.1 Million (P)
Annual Growth Rate 6.5%
● International Tourism Receipts 432.9 US$ Billion (P)
Annual Growth Rate 9.3%
(IV) India’s Position in World
● Share of India in International Tourist Arrivals 1.24%
● India’s rank in World Tourist Arrivals 25th
● Share of India in International Tourism Receipts (US$ terms) 1.97%
● India’s rank in World Tourism Receipts 13th
(V) India’s Position in Asia & the Pacific Region
● Share of India in International Tourist Arrivals 5.05%
● India’s rank in International Tourist Arrivals 7th
● Share of India in International Tourism Receipts (US $ terms) 6.60%
● India’s rank in International Tourism Receipts 7th
P: Provisional, R: Revised,
#2: Revised Estimates

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 TABLE 1
Inbound Tourism: Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs), Arrivals of Non-Residents Indians (NRIs)
and International Tourist Arrivals (ITAs) 2001-2018

FTAs in Percentage (%) NRIs arrivals Percentage (%) International Percentage (%)
Year India change over in India (in change over Tourist Arrivals in change over
(in million) previous year million) the previous year India (in million) the previous year
2001 2.54 -4.2 - - - -
2002 2.38 -6.0 - - - -
2003 2.73 14.3 - - - -
2004 3.46 26.8 - - - -
2005 3.92 13.3 - - - -
2006 4.45 13.5 - - - -
2007 5.08 14.3 - - - -
2008 5.28 4.0 - - - -
2009 5.17 -2.2 - - - -
2010 5.78 11.8 - - - -
2011 6.31 9.2 - - - -
2012 6.58 4.3 - - - -
2013 6.97 5.9 - - - -
2014 7.68 10.2 5.43 13.11
2015 8.03 4.5 5.74 5.7 13.76 5.0
2016 8.80 9.7 6.22 8.5 15.03 9.2
2017 10.04 14.0 6.77 8.8 16.81 11.8
2018(P) 10.56 5.2 6.87 1.4 17.42 3.7
(P) Provisional, Figures updated as in August, 2019
Source:(i) Bureau of Immigration, Govt. of India

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 TABLE 2
Month-wise Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India, Jan 2017 – June 2019

Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India Percentage (%) Change

Month
2017 2018 (P) 2019(P) 2018/17 2019/18

January 9,64,109 10,45,035 11,03,380 8.4 5.6

February 9,31,025 10,49,255 10,87,694 12.7 3.7

March 8,85,936 10,21,530 9,72,866 15.3 -4.8

April 7,17,899 7,45,051 7,71,353 3.8 3.5

May 6,22,408 6,06,522 6,10,590 -2.6 0.7

June 6,63,470 6,83,928 7,21,015 3.1 5.4

July 7,79,309 8,06,495 3.5

August 7,19,129 7,86,003 9.3

September 7,19,964 7,19,845 0.0

October 8,66,976 8,90,229 2.7

November 9,97,738 10,12,564 1.5

December 11,67,840 11,91,472 2.0

Total (Jan-June) 47,84,847 51,51,321 52,66,898 7.7 @ 2.2 @

Total (Jan-Dec) 10035803 10557929 5.2

P: Provisional ,@Growth Rate over January-June of previous year
Source: (i) Bureau of Immigration, Govt. of India, for 2017,2018 & 2019

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 TABLE 3
Share of India in International Tourist Arrivals (ITAs) in World and Asia & the Pacific Region, 2001 - 2018

Year ITAs (in million) Percentage (%) share and Percentage (%) share and rank
rank of India in World of India in Asia and the Pacific
World Asia and the Pacific India % Share Rank % Share Rank
2001 683.4 114.5 2.54 0.37 51st 2.22 12th
2002 703.2 123.4 2.38 0.34 54th 1.93 12th
2003 691.0 111.9 2.73 0.40 51st 2.44 11th
2004 762.0 143.4 3.46 0.45 44 th
2.41 11th
2005 803.4 154.6 3.92 0.49 43 rd
2.54 11th
2006 846.0 166.0 4.45 0.53 44 th
2.68 11th
2007 894.0 182.0 5.08 0.57 41 st
2.79 11th
2008 917.0 184.1 5.28 0.58 41st 2.87 11th
2009 883.0 181.1 5.17 0.59 41st 2.85 11th
2010 948.0 204.9 5.78 0.61 42nd 2.82 11th
2011 994.0 218.5 6.31 0.63 38 th
2.89 9th
2012 1039.0 233.6 6.58 0.63 41 st
2.82 11th
2013 1087.0 249.7 6.97 0.64 41 st
2.79 11th
2014 1137.0 269.5 13.11 1.15 24th 4.86 8th
2015 1195.0 284.6 13.77 1.15 24th 4.84 7th
2016 1241.0 306.6 15.02 1.21 26 th
4.90 8th
2017 1328.0 324.0 16.81 1.27 26 th
5.19 7th
2018(P) 1403.0 345.1 17.42 1.24 25 th
5.05 7th
P: Provisional
Source: UNWTO Barometers of June 2010, January 2011, April 2014, August 2015, May 2016, July 2017, June 2018, May 2019 and Tourism Highlights 2011 and
2012.
Note: Figures of ITAs in India, and accordingly the percentage share and rank, has increased for the years 2014-2018 due to inclusion of data on arrivals of Non-
Resident Indians (NRIs) and revised in August 2019 on the basis of data received from BOI.

% share in ITAs of world % share in ITAs of Asia and Pacific

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 TABLE 4
Top 10 International Check Posts for Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India in 2018 (P)

S. No International Check Posts (ICP) FTAs PERCENTAGE SHARE

1 Delhi 3043550 28.83

2 Mumbai 1636941 15.50

3 Haridaspur 1037318 9.83

4 Chennai 784798 7.43

5 Bangalore 608534 5.76

6 Kolkata 531743 5.04

7 Hyderabad 327146 3.10

8 Dabolim 318580 3.02

9 Cochin 310229 2.94

10 Gede Rail 243685 2.31

Total top 10 8842524 83.75

Others 1715405 16.25

G.Total 10557929 100.00

Source: Bureau of Immigration, Govt. of India
P: Provisional

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 TABLE 5
Top 10 Source Countries for Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India in 2018 (P)

S.No Source Country FTAs Percentage (%) Share

1 Bangladesh 2256675 21.37

2 United States 1456678 13.80

3 United Kingdom 1029758 9.75

4 Sri Lanka 353684 3.35

5 Canada 351040 3.32

6 Australia 346486 3.28

7 Malaysia 319172 3.02

8 China 281768 2.67

9 Germany 274087 2.60

10 Russian Fed 262309 2.48

Total top 10 Countries 6931657 65.65

Others 3626272 34.35

G.Total 10557929 100.00

Source: Bureau of Immigration, Govt. of India
P: Provisional

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 TABLE 6
Share of Major Countries of the World and India in International Tourist Arrivals in 2017 & 2018

International Tourist Arrivals(in Million) Percentage (%) Share

S.No. Country
2017 2018 (P) 2017 2018

1 France 86.9 NA 6.54 NA

2 Spain 81.9 82.8 6.17 5.90

3 USA 76.9 NA 5.79 NA

4 China 60.7 62.9 4.57 4.48

5 Italy 58.3 62.1 4.39 4.43

6 Turkey 37.6 45.8 2.83 3.26

7 Mexico 39.3 41.4 2.96 2.95

8 Germany 37.5 38.9 2.82 2.77

9 Thailand 35.5 38.3 2.67 2.73

10 United Kingdom 37.7 NA 2.84 NA

Other Countries 758.89 - 57.15 -

India 16.81 17.42 1.27 1.24

World Total 1328.0 1403.0 100.0 100.0

Source: UNWTO Barometer May 2019 for other countries and Bureau of Immigration (BOI) for India
NA: Not Available, P: Provisional

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 TABLE 7
Major Airport-wise arrival of Foreign Tourists availing e-Tourist Visas during 2018 and Jan-June 2019 (Provisional)

S. No Name of Airport 2018 % Share Jan-June,2019 % Share

1 New Delhi 1046663 44.2 570447 42.0

2 Mumbai 439532 18.5 234672 17.3

3 Chennai 164429 6.9 93820 6.9

4 Bengaluru 159003 6.7 99454 7.3

5 Dabolim (Goa) 134163 5.7 83410 6.1

6 Cochin 81910 3.5 45367 3.3

7 Hyderabad 63814 2.7 33184 2.4

8 Kolkata 63804 2.7 34919 2.6

9 Amritsar 31722 1.3 15841 1.2

10 Trivandrum 30834 1.3 16864 1.2

Others 154067 6.5 129231 9.5

Total 2369941 100.0 1357209 100.0

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 TABLE 8
Major Countries availing e-Tourist Visas in 2018 & January- June, 2019 (Provisional)

S. No Country of Nationality 2018 % Share Jan-June 2019 % Share

1 United Kingdom 369408 15.6 211679 15.6
2 USA 274583 11.6 160169 11.8
3 China 146348 6.2 97294 7.2
4 France 129297 5.5 71743 5.3
5 Germany 107290 4.5 63610 4.7
6 Australia 99443 4.2 53214 3.9
7 Canada 98858 4.2 61060 4.5
8 Russia 78358 3.3 40370 3.0
9 Thailand 72442 3.1 41851 3.1
10 Italy 62342 2.6 38541 2.8
11 Oman 57512 2.4 23463 1.7
12 Malaysia 55152 2.3 49530 3.6
13 Spain 52184 2.2 20539 1.5
14 Republic of Korea 49792 2.1 16702 1.2
15 Singaore 45799 1.9 26493 2.0
Others 671133 28.3 380951 28.1
Total 2369941 100.0 1357209 100.0
Source: Bureau of Immigration

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 TABLE 9
Estimates of Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs), in US$ million from Tourism in India, 2000-2018

FEE from Tourism in India Percentage(%) change over the

Year
(in US$ million) previous year
2000 3460 15.0
2001 3198 -7.6
2002 3103 -3.0
2003 4463 43.8
2004 6170 38.2
2005 7493 21.4
2006 8634 15.2
2007 10729 24.3
2008 11832 10.3
2009 11136 -5.9
2010 14490 30.1
2011 17707 22.2
2012 17971 1.5
2013 18397 2.4
2014 19700 7.1
2015 21013 6.7
2016#2 22923 9.1
2017#2 27310 19.1
2018#2 28585 4.7
#2: Revised estimates
Source: (i) Reserve Bank of India, for 2000 -2015
(ii) Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India, for 2016-2018.

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 TABLE 10
Month-wise estimates of Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) in US$ billion from Tourism in India,
Jan 2017 – June 2019

FEE from Tourism in India Percentage (%) change

Month 2017#2 2018#2 2019#1 2018/17 2019/18
January 2.320 2.791 2.557 20.3 -8.4
February 2.289 2.760 2.515 20.6 -8.9
March 2.224 2.648 2.318 19.1 -12.5
April 2.211 2.379 2.456 7.6 3.2
May 1.901 1.889 1.968 -0.6 4.2
June 2.013 2.124 2.299 5.5 8.2
July 2.295 2.468 7.5
August 2.158 2.370 9.8
September 2.149 2.101 -2.2
October 2.183 1.998 -8.5
November 2.549 2.302 -9.7
December 3.018 2.755 -8.7
Total(Jan-June) 12.958 14.591 14.113 12.6 -3.3 @
Total (Jan-Dec) 27.310 28.585 4.7
Source: Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India.
#1: Provisional estimates, @: Growth Rate over Jan-June, 2018
#2: Revised estimates

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 TABLE 11
Estimates of Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) in Rs. Crore from Tourism in India, 2000-2018

Year FEE from Tourism in India (in Rs. Crore) Percentage (%) change over the previous year
2000 15626 20.7
2001 15083 -3.5
2002 15064 -0.1
2003 20729 37.6
2004 27944 34.8
2005 33123 18.5
2006 39025 17.8
2007 44362 13.7
2008 51294 15.6
2009 53754 4.8
2010 66172 23.1
2011 83036 25.5
2012 95607 15.1
2013 107563 12.5
2014 120367 11.9
2015 134844 12.0
2016#2 154146 14.3
2017#2 177874 15.4
2018#2 194882 9.6
#2: Revised estimates
Source: (i) Reserve Bank of India, for 2000 -2015
(ii) Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India for 2016-2018.

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 TABLE 12
Month-wise estimates of Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs), in Rs. Crore from Tourism in India,
Jan 2017 – June 2019

FEEs from Tourism in India (in Rs. Crore) Percentage (%) change
Month 2017#2 2018#2 2019#1 2018/17 2019/18
January 15,799 17,755 18,079 12.4 1.8
February 15,353 17,757 17,912 15.7 0.9
March 14,667 17,222 16,125 17.4 -6.4
April 14,260 15,620 17,061 9.5 9.2
May 12,255 12,753 13,541 4.1 6.2
June 12,971 14,398 15,963 11.0 10.9
July 14,796 16,976 14.7
August 13,811 16,492 19.4
September 13,840 15,150 9.5
October 14,213 14,701 3.4
November 16,528 16,584 0.3
December 19,381 19,474 0.5
Total(Jan-June) 85,305 95,505 98,681 12.0 @ 3.3 @
Total(Jan-Dec) 177,874 194,882 9.6
Source: Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India.
#1: Provisional estimates, @: Growth Rate over Jan-June, 2018
#2: Revised estimates

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 TABLE 13
Share of India in International Tourism Receipts (ITRs) in World and Asia & the Pacific Region, 2000 – 2018

Year International Tourism FEEs in India Percentage (%) share and Percentage (%) share and rank of
Receipt (in US $ billion) (in US $ rank of India in World India in Asia and the Pacific
World Asia and the billion) % Share Rank % Share Rank
Pacific
2000 475.3 85.3 3.460 0.73 36th 4.06 10th
2001 463.8 88.1 3.198 0.69 36 th
3.63 12th
2002 481.9 96.5 3.103 0.64 37th 3.22 13th
2003 529.3 93.7 4.463 0.84 37 th
4.76 9th
2004 633.2 124.1 6.170 0.97 26 th
4.97 8th
2005 679.6 135.0 7.493 1.10 22nd 5.55 7th
2006 744.0 156.9 8.634 1.16 22 nd
5.50 7th
2007 857.0 187.0 10.729 1.25 22nd 5.74 6th
2008 939.0 208.6 11.832 1.26 22 nd
5.67 6th
2009 853.0 204.2 11.136 1.31 20 th
5.45 7th
2010 931.0 255.3 14.490 1.56 17th 5.68 7th
2011 1042.0 289.4 17.707 1.70 18 th
6.19 8th
2012 1117.0 329.4 17.971 1.61 16th 5.46 7th
2013 1198.0 360.2 18.397 1.54 16 th
5.11 8th
2014 1252.0 359.0 19.700 1.57 15 th
5.49 7th
2015 1217.0 355.6 21.013 1.73 14th 5.91 7th
2016 1246.0 370.8 22.923 1.84 13 th
6.18 7th
2017 1346.0 396.0 27.310 2.03 13th 6.90 7th
2018 1448.0 432.9 28.585 1.97 13 th
6.60 7th
Source: UNWTO Tourism Market Trends 2007, UNWTO Barometer June 2009, April 2014, August 2015, May 2016, July 2017, July 2018, May 2019 and UNWTO
Tourism Highlights 2011, 2012.

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 TABLE 14
Share of Top 10 Source Countries of the world and India in International Tourism Receipts in 2018

S. No Source Country International Tourism Receipts Percentage (%) Share

(in US $ billion)

1 USA 214.5 14.81

2 Spain 73.8 5.10

3 France 67.4 4.65

4 Thailand 63.0 4.35

5 UK 51.9 3.58

6 Italy 49.3 3.40

7 Australia 45.0 3.11

8 Germany 43.0 2.97

9 Japan 41.1 2.84

10 China 40.4 2.79

Total top 10 Country 689.4 47.61

India 28.6 1.98

Others 730.0 50.41

G.Total 1448.0 100.00

Source:-UNWTO Barometer May 2019 for countries other than India, Ministry of Tourim for India

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 TABLE 15
Number of Indian Nationals Departures (INDs) from India, 2000-2018

Year No.of Indian Nationals Departures Percentage (%) change over the previous year
(in Million)
2000 4.42 7.3
2001 4.56 3.4
2002 4.94 8.2
2003 5.35 8.3
2004 6.21 16.1
2005 7.18 15.6
2006 8.34 16.1
2007 9.78 17.3
2008 10.87 11.1
2009 11.07 1.8
2010 12.99 17.4
2011 13.99 7.7
2012 14.92 6.7
2013 16.63 11.4
2014 18.33 10.3
2015 20.38 11.1
2016 21.87 7.3
2017 23.94 9.5
2018 (P) 26.30 9.8
Source:- Bureau of Immigration, Govt. of India
P: Provisional

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 TABLE 16
Top 10 International Check Posts for Indian Nationals’ Departures (INDs) from India in 2018 (provisional)

S.No. International Check Posts INDs Percentare (%) Share

1 Delhi Airport 5801451 22.06

2 Mumbai Airport 5457293 20.75

3 Chennai Airport 2361244 8.98

4 Cochin Airport 2142700 8.15

5 Bangalore Airport 1658292 6.31

6 Hyderabad Airport 1601374 6.09

7 Calicut Airport 1405048 5.34

8 Trivandrum Airport 1174470 4.47

9 Kolkata Airport 899897 3.42

10 Ahmedabad Airport 605404 2.30

Total top 10 23107173 87.87

Others 3189311 12.13

G.Total 26296484 100.00

Source: Bureau of Immigration

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 TABLE 17
Number of Domestic Tourist Visits to all States/UTs in India, 2000-2018 (updated in August 2019)

Year No. of Domestic Tourist Visits (in million) to States/UTs Percentage (%)change over the previous year
2000 220.11 15.4
2001 236.47 7.4
2002 269.60 14.0
2003 309.04 14.6
2004 366.27 18.5
2005 392.04 7.0
2006 462.44 18.0
2007 526.70 13.9
2008 563.03 6.9
2009 668.80 18.8
2010 747.70 11.8
2011 864.53 15.6
2012 1045.05 20.9
2013 1142.53 9.3
2014 1282.80 12.3
2015 1431.97 11.6
2016 1615.39 12.8
2017* 1657.55 2.6
2018* 1854.93 11.9
Source: State/ Union Territory Tourism Departments .
*: Revised in August, 2019

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 TABLE 18
Share of Top 10 States/UTs of India in Number of Domestic Tourist Visits in 2018

Domestic Tourist Visits in 2018 (revised)

Rank State/UT
Number Percentage Share(%)
1 Tamil Nadu 385909376 20.8
2 Uttar Pradesh 285079848 15.4
3 Karnataka 214306456 11.6
4 Andhra Pradesh 194767874 10.5
5 Maharashtra * 119191539 6.4
6 Telengana 92878329 5.0
7 West Bengal 85657365 4.6
8 Madhya Pradesh 83969799 4.5
9 Gujarat 54369873 2.9
10 Rajasthan 50235643 2.7
Total of top 10 States 1566366102 84.4
Others 288567282 15.6
Total 1854933384 100.0
Source: State/ UT Tourism Departments.
* Figure for the year 2017 has been repeated in the year 2018

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 TABLE 19
Number of Foreign Tourist Visits to all States/UTs in India, 2000-2018

Year Foreign Tourist Visits (in Million) Annual Growth(%)

2000 5.89 1.1
2001 5.44 -7.8
2002 5.16 -5.1
2003 6.71 30.1
2004 8.36 24.6
2005 9.95 19.0
2006 11.74 18.0
2007 13.26 12.9
2008 14.38 8.4
2009 14.37 -0.1
2010 17.91 24.6
2011 19.50 8.9
2012 18.26 -6.3
2013 19.95 9.2
2014 22.33 11.9
2015 23.33 4.4
2016 24.71 6.0
2017 * 26.89 8.8
2018 * 28.87 7.4
Source: State/ UT Tourism Departments
*: Revised in August, 2019

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 TABLE 20
Share of Top 10 States/UTs of India in Number of Foreign Tourist Visits in 2018 (revised)

Rank State/UT Foreign Tourist Visits in 2018

Number Percentage Share (%)

1 Tamil Nadu 6074345 21.0

2 Maharashtra * 5078514 17.6

3 Uttar Pradesh 3780752 13.1

4 Delhi * 2740502 9.5

5 Rajasthan 1754348 6.1

6 West Bengal 1617105 5.6

7 Punjab 1200969 4.2

8 Kerala 1096407 3.8

9 Bihar 1087971 3.8

10 Goa 933841 3.2

Total of Top 10 25364754 87.9

Others 3507630 12.1

Total 28872384 100.0

Source: State/ UT Tourism Departments.
* Figure for the year 2017 has been repeated in the year 2018

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 TABLE 21
Number of approved Hotels and Hotel rooms in the country, as on 31-12-2018

S. No Category of Hotels No. of Hotels No. of Rooms

1 One Star 9 348

2 Two Star 37 990

3 Three Star 535 18889

4 Four Star 322 16451

5 Five Star 181 22673

6 Five Star Deluxe 170 37955

7 Apartment Hotels 3 252

8 Guest House 7 106

9 Heritage Hotels 58 1843

10 B&B Estt. 639 2983

Total 1961 102490

TABLE 22
Number of operators in the country recognized by Ministry of Tourism as on 31-05-2019

S.No. Operator Nos.

1 Travel Agent 222

2 Inbound Tour Operator 516

3 Tourist Transport Operator 114

4 Adventure Tour Operator 57

5 Domestic Tour Operator 152

Total 1061

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 TABLE 23
Scheme wise Outlay of Ministry of Tourism 2018-19 and 2019-20
(Rs. In Crore)

2018-19 2019-20
S.No. Name of Schemes
BE RE BE

A Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS)

Infrastructure Development
1 5.00 5.00 5.00
for Destination and Circuits UT Plan

B Central Sector Schemes (CS)

Overseas Promotion and Publicity including

1 454.24 416.23 376.73
Market Development Assistance

2 Assistance to IHMs/ FCIs/IITTM/ NIWS 85.0 82.00 82.89

3 Domestic Promotion and Publicity including Hospitality 135.00 127.40 129.50

4 Capacity Building for Service Providers 30.00 29.86 38.00

5 Assistance for Large Revenue Generating Projects 1.00 0.00 10.00

6 Incentives to Accommodation Infrastructure 0.01 0.00 0.01

7 Externally Aided Projects 0.01 0.00 0.01

Assistance to Central Agencies for Infrastructure

8 70.00 71.00 61.00
Development

9 Market Research including 20 years Perspective Plan 4.00 3.30 5.00

10 Champion services sector schemes - - 100.47

11 Bharat ParyatanBhawan (Major Works) 0.01 0.00 0.01

Swadesh Darshan-Integrated Development of Tourist

12 1100.00 1100.00 1106.00
circuits on specific themes

National Mission for Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and

13 150.00 150.00 160.50
spiritual augmentation drive (PRASAD)

Total - Plan ( CSS & CS ) 2034.27 1984.79 2075.12

23 India Tourism Statistics at a Glance, 2019