Sunday, August 26, 2007

Indian Tourism Industry Booming With Increased Tourist Arrivals

The tourism sector in India is rolling high. In 2006, foreign tourists arrivals in India have shown a 25% growth. Being one of the prime gateways of tourist tours, Delhi has improvised its shape to get a major chunk of the national and international tourists.

The air traveler figures are expected to increase from the 15 million annually (in 2006) to an estimated 40-50 million in the next five years.

The international tourism in the South Asian region has grown at a rate of about 8% in the last 4-5 years. In 2006, India registered a growth in excess of 13% in the arrival of foreign tourists. Thus, an increase was registered not only in the number of tourists arriving, but there has also been an increase in the spending per tourist, causing a greater View the rest of this article


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