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India: Key Facts
Data Sources
Background
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- History
- Geography
Attractions
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- Festivals
- Key destinations
- Goa
- The Golden Triangle
- Kerala
- Kolkata
- Mumbai
Tourism and the Economy
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- The economy continues to grow but faces constraints
- Lack of competition in the tourism industry
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- Figure 1: Foreign exchange earnings from tourism in India, 2010-15
- Tourism, employment and GDP
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- Figure 2: Travel & tourism economy showing direct & indirect impact on employment & GDP, 2008, 2011 & 2014
Arrivals
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- International
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- Figure 3: International tourist arrivals in South Asia, showing growth over the past two decades, 1990-2014
- India leads the inbound market to South Asia
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- Figure 4: International tourist arrivals in India, 2010-14
- The primary source markets
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- Figure 5: Top 10 source countries for foreign tourist arrivals, 2009 & 2014
- China is also on the rise
- Domestic
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- Figure 6: Number of domestic tourist arrivals to all states & Union Territories showing increases over a decade, in 2-year increments, 2004-14
Market Characteristics
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- International
- Purpose of visit
- Seasonality
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- Figure 7: International tourist arrivals showing seasonality, 2013-14
- Length of stay
- Domestic
- Purpose of visit
- Seasonality/length of stay
Transport
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- Air
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- Figure 8: Passenger traffic handled by India’s airports, fiscal years 2012/13 & 2013/14
- The modernisation of India’s airports
- Delhi
- Mumbai
- A new airport on the drawing board
- Bengaluru
- Road
- Rail
- Sea
Accommodation
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- Figure 9: Tourist accommodations classified by the government, as at 31 December 2014
- Leading brands
- Investment in the hotel sector
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Tourism News
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- The role of the government
- Travel trade fairs
- Streamlining entry formalities through e-visas
What Next?
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