India gets highest tourists from Bangladesh in Feb
UNB
India received the highest number of tourists in February last from Bangladesh among 15 source countries, resulting in growing contribution to Indias economy by Bangladeshi tourists, reports UNB. The percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during February 2017 among the top 15 source countries was highest from Bangladesh (17.46 percent) followed by the UK (12.20 percent), the USA (11.83 per cent), Russian (4.29 per cent), Canada (4.26 per cent), France (3.25 per cent), Germany (3.11 percent), China (2.96 per cent), Sri Lanka (2.91 per cent), Australia (2.62 per cent), Malaysia (2.55 per cent), Japan (2.26 per cent), Thailand (1.83 per cent), Afghanistan (1.73 per cent) and Nepal (1.50 per cent). The Ministry of Tourism, India compiles monthly estimates of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) and FTAs on e-Tourist Visa on the basis of nationality-wise, Port-wise data received from Bureau of Immigration (BOI). The number of FTAs in February was 9.56 lakh as compared to FTAs of 8.47 lakh in February last year and 7.61 lakh in February, 2015, according to an Indian government document obtained by UNB. The growth rate in FTAs in February, 2017 over February, 2016 is 13.0 per cent compared to 11.3 per cent in February, 2016 over February, 2015, shows the data released on Friday.
