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INDIA TOURISM STATISTICS 2022 Government of India Ministry of Tourism Market Research Division India Tourism Statistics, 2022 i ii India Tourism St...

INDIA TOURISM STATISTICS 2022 Government of India Ministry of Tourism Market Research Division India Tourism Statistics, 2022 i ii India Tourism Statistics, 2022 India Tourism Statistics, 2022 iii iv India Tourism Statistics, 2022 India Tourism Statistics, 2022 v vi India Tourism Statistics, 2022 India Tourism Statistics, 2022 vii viii India Tourism Statistics, 2022 India Tourism Statistics, 2022 ix x India Tourism Statistics, 2022  DISCLAIMER Ministry of Tourism relies on various sources viz. UNWTO, States/UTs Tourism Department, Bureau of Immigration (BoI), Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) etc. to compile the latest data for India Tourism Statistics 2022. In case of any ambiguity or doubts, users are advised to verify/check with the appropriate sources. The purpose of this publication is to disseminate information on varied aspects of tourism related statistics among all the stakeholders, policy makers and general public. Though all the efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the content for this publication, the same should not be construed as a statement of law or used for any legal purposes. The non-reporting/ under-coverage of data have been explicitly mentioned in the publication. The Ministry of Tourism, therefore, assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions in the data and indicators reported in the document. India Tourism Statistics, 2022 xi xii India Tourism Statistics, 2022  OFFICIALS OF MARKET RESEARCH DIVISION ASSOCIATED WITH PREPARATION OF INDIA TOURISM STATISTICS, 2022 Ms. Anita Baghel Additional Director General Shri Fakhre Alam Director Ms. Kirti Gaikwad Dy. Director Ms. Aqsa Ilahi Dy. Director Shri Ujjaval Srivastava Assistant Director Shri Rahul Kumar Gupta Assistant Director Ms. Charu Arora DEO Grade “C” Other MRD Staff India Tourism Statistics, 2022 xiii xiv Creepers on Beach, Kadmat Island, Lakshadweep India Tourism Statistics, 2022  Contents Contents Chapter Page Chapter- 1 Executive Summary 3 Chapter-2 Inbound Tourism- Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India 9 2.1 Inbound Tourism in India 11 Table 2.1.1 Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs), Arrivals of Non-Resident 11 Indians (NRI) and International Tourist Arrivals (ITAs) 1981, 1991, 2001 & 2011-2021 Table 2.1.2 Month-wise break-up of Non Resident Indians (NRIs) 12 Arrivals, 2019-2021 Table 2.1.3 Month-wise break-up of International Tourist Arrivals 13 (ITAs) in India 2019-2021 Table 2.1.4 Nationality wise Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India 2017-2021 14-16 2.2 Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India from Different Regions 17 Table 2.2.1 Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India from different 17 Regions of the World, 2019-2021 2.3 Seasonality in Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India 18 Table 2.3.1 Month-wise number and percentage share of FTAs in 18 India during, 2019-2021 Table 2.3.2 Lean and Peak Months of FTAs in India from top 15 19 Countries during, 2021 Table 2.3.3 FTAs in India According to Quarter, 2001 & 2011-2021 19 Table 2.3.4 Nationality-wise and Quarter-wise Distribution of FTAs 22-24 in India, 2021 2.4 Mode of Travel of Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India 24 Table 2.4.1 FTAs in India According to Mode of Travel, 2001 & 25 2011-2021 Table 2.4.2 Distribution of Nationality-wise FTAs in India by Mode 26-28 of Travel, 2021 2.5 Port of Entry of Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India 28 Table 2.5.1 FTAs in India through Major Ports, 2001 & 2011-2021 31 Table 2.5.2 FTAs in India At International Airports 31 Table 2.5.3 Distribution of Nationality-wise of FTAs in India according 32-35 to Major Port of Disembarkation, 2021 2.6 Gender wise Distribution of Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India 35 Table 2.6.1 FTAs in India according to Gender, 2001 & 2011-2021 35-36 Table 2.6.2 Nationality-wise Gender wise Distribution of FTAs in 36-38 India, 2021 2.7 Age –wise Distribution of Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India 41 Table 2.7.1 FTAs in India according to Age-Group, 2001 & 2011-2021 41 Table 2.7.2 Distribution of Nationality-wise FTAs in India according 42-44 to Age- Group, 2021 India Tourism Statistics, 2022 xv Contents 2.8 Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India according to Purpose 44 Table 2.8.1 Distribution of Nationality wise FTAS in India according to 45-48 Purpose 2021 2.9 Average Duration of Stay of Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India 48 Table : 2.9.1 Nationality wise Average Duration of Stay(in days) of 48-51 Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India, 2021 Table : 2.9.2 Nationality wise Percentage Distribution of FTAs in India 51-54 According to Average Duration of Stay Groups, 2021 2.10 Top 15 Source Countries for Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India 54 Table 2.10.1 Top 15 Source Countries for FTAs in India during, 54-55 2020 & 2021 Table 2.10.2 FTAs in India during 1981, 1991 & 2001-2021 for 55-56 important source countries of 2021 Details of FTAs from Important countries for 2021 59-67 2.11 Foreign Exchange Earnings from Tourism in India 70 Table 2.11.1 Foreign Exchange Earnings from Tourism in India 70 during; 1991, 2001 & 2011-2021 Table 2.11.2 Month-wise FEE from Tourism (Rs. Crore) in India 71 during, 2019 -2021 Table 2.11.3 Month-wise FEE from Tourism (US$ Billion) in India 72 during, 2019-2021 Chapter-3 World Tourism Scenario and India 75 3.1 World Tourism Traffic 77 Table 3.1.1 International Tourist Arrivals Worldwide and by 77-78 Regions, 2019-2021 Table 3.1.2 International Tourist Arrivals in World and India, 2001-2021 78-79 Table 3.1.3 Share of Major Countries of the world in International 79 Tourist Arrivals in, 2020 & 2021 3.2 Outbound Tourism 80 Table 3.2.1 Number of outbound departures of some selected 80-82 countries of the world and percentage share of India, 2019 & 2020 3.3 International Tourism Receipts 83 Table 3.3.1 International Tourism Receipts Worldwide and by 83 Regions, 2019-2021 Table 3.3.2 International Tourism Receipts and India’s Share and 84 Rank, 2001- 2021 Table 3.3.3 Countries above India in terms of Tourism Receipt, 85 2019-2021 Chapter-4 Indian Nationals’ Departures from India 89 4.1 Indian National Departures from India 91 Table 4.1.1 Number of Indian Nationals’ departures from India, 91 1991 to 2021 4.2 Seasonality in Indian Departures from India 91 Table 4.2.1 Month-wise number & percentage share of Indian 92 Nationals’ Departures from India, 2019-2021 xvi India Tourism Statistics, 2022  Contents Table 4.2.2 Lean & Peak Months of Indian Nationals’ Departuresfrom 93 India to Top 15 countries during 2021 Table 4.2.3 Destination Country wise Indian Nationals’ Departures 93-96 during 2019-2021 Table 4.2.4 Quarter wise Indian Nationals’ Departures from India 96 2012-2021 Table 4.2.5 Percentage Distribution of Destination Country wise 99-101 Departures of Indian Nationals’According to Quarter, 2021 4.3 Mode of Travel of Indian Nationals Departures from India 101 Table 4.3.1 Mode wise Distribution of Indian Nationals’ Departures 102 from India 2021 Table 4.3.2 Percentage Distribution of Destination Country Wise 102-105 Departures of Indian Nationals’ According to Mode of Transport, 2021 4.4 Port of Exit Indian Departures 105 Table 4.4.1 Port wise Departures of Indian Nationals’ Departures 108 from India 2011-2021 Table 4.4.2 Distribution of Nationality wise distribution in India 109-111 according to Major port of disembarkation 2021 4.5 Gender wise distribution of Indian Nationals’ Departures in India 112 Table 4.5.1 Percentage Distribution of Destination Country wise 112-115 Departures of Indian Nationals’ According to Gender, 2021 4.6 Age Group wise distribution of Indian Nationals’ Departures 115 in India Table 4.6.1 Percentage Distribution of Destination Country wise 115-118 Departures of Indian Nationals’ According to Age group, 2021 4.7 Purpose of Departures of Indian Nationals’to different Regions 121 Table 4.7.1 Distribution of Destination Country wise Indian Nationals’ 121-124 Departures according to purpose 2021 4.8 Average duration of Stay of Indian Nationals’ Departures 124 from India Table 4.8.1 Destination Country wise Average duration of Stay by 124-127 Indian Nationals’ Departures, 2021 Table 4.8.2 Percentage Distribution of Destination Country wise 127-130 Departures of Indian Nationals’ According to group Average duration of Stay, 2021 Table 4.8.3 Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India and Indian Nationals’ 130-132 Departures during 2021 for Major Countries Chapter-5 Domestic Tourism 135 5.1 Domestic & Foreign Tourists Visits 137 Table 5.1.1 Domestic & Foreign Tourist Visits to States/ UTs, 1991, 137 2001 & 2011-2021 Table 5.1.2 State/UT-wise Domestic and Foreign Tourists Visits, 138-139 2020 & 2021 Table 5.1.3 Percentage share and Rank of different States/ UTs in 140-141 Domestic and Foreign Tourist Visits during, 2021 India Tourism Statistics, 2022 xvii Contents 5.2 Visitors to Centrally Protected Ticketed ASI Monuments 142 Table 5.2.1 Visitors to Centrally Protected Ticketed ASI Monuments 142-143 1996- FYo 2021-22 Table 5.2.2 Domestic and Foreign Visitors at 10 Most Popular 143-144 Centrally Protected Ticketed ASI Monuments during FY 2021-22 Table 5.2.3 Number of Visitors to Centrally Protected Ticketed ASI 145-152 Monuments 2020-21 & 2021-22 Chapter-6 Approved Hotels 155 6.1 Approved Hotels 157 Table 6.1.1 Number of Approved Hotels and Availability of Hotel 158 Rooms as on 30th April 2022 6.2 Distribution of Hotels in Different States / UTs of India 158 Table 6.2.1 Distribution of Hotels and Hotel Rooms in India, as on 158-161 30th April 2022 Chapter-7 Travel Trade 165 7.1 Inbond Tour Operator, Travel Agent, Tourist Transport Operator, 167 Adventure Tour Operator and Domestic Operator Table 7.1.1 Number of Approved Travel Trade Service Providers in 168 the country during 2021-22, as on 30the June, 2022 Table 7.1.2 State/UT wise Number of Recognized Travel Trade 168-169 Service Provider in the country during 2021-22, as on 30th June, 2022 Chapter-8 Human Resource Development 173 8.1 Indian Institutes of Tourism & Travel Management (IITTM) 175 Table 8.1.1 List of Centres and Offered Courses 176 Table 8.1.2 Number of Students Passed Out during 2021-22 176 8.2 Hotel Management and Catering Institutes 176 Table 8.2.1 Courses Offered by Institutes of Hotel Managements / 176-178 Food Craft Institutes 2021-22 Table 8.2.2 Number of students on Roll in each course & passed 178-179 out in the year of 2021-2022 Chapter-9 Travel & Tourism Development Index 2021 183 Table 9.1 Travel & Tourism Development Index 2021 185 Table 9.2 India’s Rank in TTDI Sub Index 186-187 Table 9.3 Top performing Countries in TTDI, 2021 188 Table 9.4 Rank comparison with BRICS Countries 188 Table 9.5 Rank comparison with SAARC Countries 188 Chapter-10 Tourism Satelite Account 191 Abbriviation 201 Definitions 205 1. Definitions followed in India 207 2. International Definitions 209 CABINET SECRETARIAT DIRECTORATE OF PUBLIC 213 GRIEVANCES xviii India Tourism Statistics, 2022 Hot Air Balloon, Rajasthan Attari - Wagah Border, Amritsar, Pubjab 4 Star Fish, Agatti Island, Lakshadweep India Tourism Statistics, 2022  Executive Summary EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. Due to restriction related to COVID-19, The number of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during 2021 decreased to 1.52 million as compared to 2.74 million in 2020, registering a negative growth of 44.5%. 2. While foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) experienced a negative growth rate in 2021, NRI and ITA arrivals experienced positive growth. Arrivals of NRIs have increased by 52.6% from 2020 to 2021. In comparison to 2020, there was a 10.6% increase in yearly international tourist arrivals in India in 2021. 3. For FTAs, air travel is the most chosen mode of transportation. 87.5 % of the FTAs entered India via air routes, 11.8 % via land routes, and 0.7 percent via sea routes. Around 53.6% Foreign tourists arrived in India through the Delhi and Mumbai airports. 4. In 2021, the top 15 source markets for FTAs in India were the United States, Bangladesh, the United Kingdom, Canada, Nepal, Afghanistan, Australia, Germany, Portugal, France, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, the Russian Federation, Iraq, and the Netherlands. In 2021, the top 15 nations accounted for approximately 80.9 percent of total FTAs in India. 5. Tourism continues to play an important role as a foreign exchange earner for the country. In 2021, foreign exchange earnings (FEE) from tourism were US $ 8.797 billion as compared to US$ 6.958 billion in 2020, registering a positive growth of 26.4%. 6. The publication provides information on global and regional tourism receipts as well as International tourist arrivals (ITA). In 2021, tourism grew steadily on a global scale despite the COVID-19 prohibition. According to UNWTO, the number of ITAs in world estimated to rise by 5.3 percent to 427 million in 2021. 7. 1.64% of all tourists worldwide comes from India. The top 10 ITA source nations worldwide are France, Italy, Mexico, United States, Spain, Turkey, Austria, Germany, United Kingdom, and Poland. India rose from 25th place in 2019 to 19th place in the world for tourism in 2020. 8. In comparison to 2020, there was an increase in Indian Nationals’ Departures (INDs) from India. In 2021, 8.55 million Indian Nationals’ were departed from the country, up from 7.29 million in 2020, a 17.30% increase. The number of Indian citizens leaving after 2019 has dramatically dropped as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak. Nevertheless, the recovery made progress in 2021. 9. INDs frequently travel by air, which is also the most common method. The majority of Indian National Departures (INDs) i.e. 98.5% travelled by Air, with the remaining 0.8% travelling by land and 0.8% by sea. The majority of departures by Indian nationals roughly 41.23 percent took placeat Delhi and Mumbai airports. 10. UAE was the top source nation for INDs in 2021, followed by the USA, Qatar, Oman, the United Kingdom, the Maldives, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Bahrain, and Kuwait. In 2021, the Top 10 nations accounted for around 85.93% of all Indian Nationals’ Departures (INDs). 11. India received 677.63 million domestic tourist visits in 2021, an increase of 11.05 percent from 610.22 million in 2020. Due to worldwide pandemic limitations, fewer foreign visitors came. As a result, India received 1.05 million foreign tourist visitors in 2021 than that in 2020 (7.17 million), representing a negative 85.29 percent growth rate. India Tourism Statistics, 2022 5 Executive Summary 12. The two states with the most domestic tourists visiting are Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh, with 140.65 million and 86.12 million, respectively. Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu have the highest numbers of foreign tourist visits, with 1.26 million and 1.23 million, respectively. 13. The Tourism Satellite Account (TSA), an accounting methodology used by the United Nations to quantify the goods and services related to tourism, is described in this Publication. Travel and Tourism created 79.86 million (direct + indirect) jobs and 15.34% of jobs in the 2019–2020 year. In terms of GDP during 2019–2020, tourism contributed 5.19 percent (direct + indirect). 14. India’s ranking in the global Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI) is 54th in 2021. 6 India Tourism Statistics, 2022 India Tourism Statistics, 2022 Atal Tunnel, Rohtang (Kullu), Himachal Pradesh 7  Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu 8 India Tourism Statistics, 2022 India Tourism Statistics, 2022 9 10 Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad, Telangana India Tourism Statistics, 2022  Inbound Tourism in India INBOUND TOURISM IN INDIA 2.1 INBOUND TOURISM IN INDIA Data on varied aspects of Inbound Tourism are presented in this chapter. The Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India continued to grow from 1.28 million in 1981 to 1.68 million in 1991, 2.54 million in 2001, 6.31 Million in 2011 to reach 1.52 million in 2021. During the year 2021, FTAs in India registered a negative growth of 44.5% over 2020. Ministry has also initiated compilation and dissemination of arrivals of Non- Resident Indians (NRIs) and the International Tourist Arrivals (ITAs) since 2014. Table 2.1.1 gives the number of FTAs, NRIs Arrivals and ITAs in India along with the corresponding growth rate over previous year.Due to Covid-19 Pandemic across the world and subsequent lockdown announced in India in year 2020, data related to tourism parameters was decreased drastically in year 2020. TABLE 2.1.1 INBOUND TOURISM: FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS (FTAs), ARRIVALS OF NON-RESIDENT INDIANS (NRIs) AND INTERNATIONAL TOURIST ARRIVALS (ITAs) 1981, 1991, 2001 & 2011-2021 Year FTAs in Percentage NRIs Percentage International Percentage India (in (%) Change arrivals (%) Change Tourist Arrivals (%) Change Million) over in India over in India over Previous (in Million) Previous (in Million) Previous year year year 1981 1.28 2.0 - - - - 1991 1.68 -1.7 - - - - 2001 2.54 -4.2 - - - - 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 4.6 5.74 5.7 13.76 5.0 2016 8.80 9.6 6.22 8.4 15.03 9.2 2017 10.04 14.1 6.77 8.8 16.81 11.8 2018 10.56 5.2 6.87 1.5 17.42 3.6 2019 10.93 3.5 6.98 1.6 17.91 2.8 2020 2.74 -74.9 3.59 -48.6 6.33 -64.7 2021 1.52 -44.5 5.48 52.6 7.00 10.6 Source: Bureau of Immigration, Govt. of India India Tourism Statistics, 2022 11 Inbound Tourism in India NRI arrivals have registered 52.6% growth in 2021 over 2020. The International Tourist Arrivals in India has registered annual growth of 10.6% in 2021 over 2020, respectively. The month-wise break up of NRIs arrival and International Tourist Arrivals in India during 2019 -2021 along with the growth rates are given in Table 2.1.2 and Table 2.1.3, respectively. TABLE 2.1.2 MONTH-WISE BREAK-UP OF NON-RESIDENT INDIANS (NRIs) ARRIVALS 2019-2021 Months 2019 2020 2021 Growth Growth 2020/19 (%) 2021/20 (%) January 440907 611702 486338 38.74 -20.49 February 402203 495109 431118 23.10 -12.92 March 484602 287681 479317 -40.64 66.61 April 507704 233 413089 -99.95 177191.42 May 618600 25760 204898 -95.84 695.41 June 668724 180956 217473 -72.94 20.18 July 775580 284643 339026 -63.30 19.11 August 673569 270669 364833 -59.82 34.79 September 489514 274391 435194 -43.95 58.60 October 624463 332214 653771 -46.80 96.79 November 606876 406941 683658 -32.94 68.00 December 690417 422057 773806 -38.87 83.34 Total 6983159 3592356 5482521 -48.56 52.62 Source: Bureau of Immigration, Govt. of India Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) Arrivals 2019-2021 900000 800000 NRIs Arrivals 700000 600000 500000 400000 300000 2019 200000 100000 2020 0 ary ary rch pril t r r ay ne uly us be be be be r r 2021 nu bru Ma A M Ju J ug m to em em Ja Fe A pte Oc ov ec Se N D Months 12 India Tourism Statistics, 2022  Inbound Tourism in India TABLE 2.1.3 MONTH-WISE BREAK-UP OF INTERNATIONAL TOURIST ARRIVALS (ITAs) IN INDIA 2019-2021 Months 2019 2020 2021 Growth Growth 2020/19 (%) 2021/20 (%) January 1551947 1730952 581000 11.53 -66.43 February 1492719 1513549 541430 1.40 -64.23 March 1462838 615985 613085 -57.89 -0.47 April 1282355 3053 491807 -99.76 16008.97 May 1233736 29524 224663 -97.61 660.95 June 1395170 189546 253543 -86.41 33.76 July 1593705 297298 411527 -81.35 38.42 August 1474406 290430 457561 -80.30 57.55 September 1241027 302558 550855 -75.62 82.07 October 1569480 373708 845186 -76.19 126.16 November 1699316 477918 947525 -71.88 98.26 December 1916815 512601 1091453 -73.26 112.92 Total 17913514 6337122 7009635 -64.62 10.61 Source: Bureau of Immigration, Govt. of India International Tourist Arrivals (ITAs) in India, 2019-2021 250000 200000 ITAs 150000 100000 50000 2019 0 2020 ar y ar y rc h ril ay ne ly st r be obe r r be be r u u a Ap M Ju Ju ugu n br M m te Oc t m ve ece m 2021 Ja Fe A p o Se N D Months India Tourism Statistics, 2022 13 Inbound Tourism in India The country-wise details of FTAs in India during 2017 to 2021 are given in Table 2.1.4. The FTAs from USA during 2017,2018,2019, 2020 and 2021 had percentage shares of 13.72, 13.80,13.83, 14.36, and 28.15 respectively. The positive growth rate in FTAs in India in 2021 as compared to 2020 was Maldives (82.8%) followed by Nigeria (44.4), Nepal (28.7%), U.S.A (9.1%), Yemen Arab Rep. (6%), Kenya (4.6%), and Portugal (3.4%). The top 10 countries for FTAs in India during 2021 are United States, Bangladesh, United Kingdom, Canada, Nepal, Afghanistan, Australia, Germany, Portugal, and France. TABLE 2.1.4 NATIONALITY-WISE FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS IN INDIA, 2017-2021 Country of Number of Arrivals Percentage Change % Nationality Share 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2018/17 2019/18 2020/19 2021/20 2021 North America Canada 335439 351040 351859 122868 80437 4.7 0.2 -65.1 -34.5 5.27 U. S. A 1376919 1456678 1512032 394092 429860 5.8 3.8 -73.9 9.1 28.15 Others - - 1 - 2 - - Total 1712358 1807718 1863892 516960 510299 5.6 3.1 -72.3 -1.3 33.42 Central and South America Argentina 14875 16345 12844 4294 530 9.9 -21.4 -66.6 -87.7 0.03 Brazil 24453 26579 25422 8092 2055 8.7 -4.4 -68.2 -74.6 0.13 Mexico 18114 19909 20766 4580 859 9.9 4.3 -77.9 -81.2 0.06 Others 34625 38252 39894 10002 3354 10.5 4.3 -74.9 -66.5 0.22 Total 92067 101085 98926 26968 6798 9.8 -2.1 -72.7 -74.8 0.45 Western Europe Austria 31842 33200 32332 9182 4411 4.3 -2.6 -71.6 -52.0 0.29 Belgium 41902 44086 39263 11022 7382 5.2 -10.9 -71.9 -33.0 0.48 Denmark 26761 28195 26492 8252 2025 5.4 -6.0 -68.9 -75.5 0.13 Finland 20384 21239 18945 4310 1329 4.2 -10.8 -77.2 -69.2 0.09 France 249620 261653 247238 74243 30374 4.8 -5.5 -70.0 -59.1 1.99 Germany 269380 274087 264973 72558 33772 1.7 -3.3 -72.6 -53.5 2.21 Greece 10286 10656 10317 2854 1144 3.6 -3.2 -72.3 -59.9 0.07 Ireland 37993 39276 41183 9708 7600 3.4 4.9 -76.4 -21.7 0.50 Italy 111915 126931 128572 31186 13659 13.4 1.3 -75.7 -56.2 0.89 Netherlands 76652 81615 80313 26258 15631 6.5 -1.6 -67.3 -40.5 1.02 Norway 20882 22631 21898 6224 2790 8.4 -3.2 -71.6 -55.2 0.18 Portugal 66378 74492 74743 31005 32064 12.2 0.3 -58.5 3.4 2.18 Spain 81442 84356 83322 16335 6982 3.6 -1.2 -80.4 -57.3 0.46 Sweden 45851 46743 42318 11992 5579 1.9 9.5 -71.7 -53.5 0.37 Switzerland 49607 49322 46826 12675 4198 -0.6 -5.1 -72.9 -66.9 0.27 14 India Tourism Statistics, 2022  Inbound Tourism in India Country of Number of Arrivals Percentage Change % Nationality Share 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2018/17 2019/18 2020/19 2021/20 2021 U.K. 986296 1029757 1000292 291874 164143 4.4 -2.9 -70.8 -43.8 10.75 Others 6492 15393 19414 4937 1767 137.2 26.1 -74.6 -64.2 0.12 Total 2136673 2243635 2178441 624615 334850 5.2 -2.9 -71.3 -46.4 21.93 Eastern Europe Czech Rep. 11852 13413 13290 3607 983 13.2 -0.9 -72.9 -72.7 0.06 Hungary 9241 9201 9788 2964 653 -0.4 6.4 -69.7 -78.0 0.04 Kazakhstan 15421 13314 15709 5918 2378 -13.7 18.0 -62.3 -59.8 0.16 Poland 28674 31555 33687 12161 2461 10.0 6.8 -63.9 -79.8 0.16 Russian Fed. 278904 262309 251319 102166 17567 -6.0 -4.2 -59.3 -82.8 1.15 Ukraine 25988 26260 29468 10619 5197 1.0 12.2 -64.0 -51.1 0.34 Others 102792 109997 103220 30710 13875 7.0 -6.2 -70.2 -54.8 0.91 Total 472872 466049 456481 168145 43114 -1.4 -2.1 -63.2 -74.4 2.82 Africa Egypt 20528 20486 21538 4886 1739 -0.2 5.1 -77.3 -64.4 0.11 Kenya 46011 48845 48639 12779 13373 6.2 -0.4 -73.7 4.6 0.88 Mauritius 37706 42096 46814 11410 2118 11.6 11.2 -75.6 -81.4 0.14 Nigeria 12651 12067 14033 3819 5516 -4.6 16.3 -72.8 44.4 0.36 South Africa 57060 58613 57274 12561 3820 2.7 -2.3 -78.1 -69.6 0.25 Sudan 22762 34712 34003 9114 6781 52.5 -2.0 -73.2 -25.6 0.44 Tanzania 22261 23443 23774 6501 6480 5.3 1.4 -72.7 -0.3 0.42 Others 99044 110936 116233 29226 29087 12.0 4.8 -74.9 -0.5 1.90 Total 318023 351198 362308 90296 68914 10.4 3.2 -75.1 -23.7 4.51 West Asia Bahrain 16764 13915 15128 3429 1727 -17.0 8.7 -77.3 -49.6 0.11 Iraq 56230 68462 61907 17823 16213 21.8 -9.6 -71.2 -9.0 1.06 Israel 58131 67366 73137 17444 4601 15.9 8.6 -76.1 -73.6 0.30 Oman 107217 95160 74564 15430 10174 -11.2 -21.6 -79.3 -34.1 0.67 Saudi Arabia 52976 47546 48526 10423 1088 -10.2 2.1 -78.5 -89.6 0.07 Turkey 33251 33825 35113 10853 3710 1.7 3.8 -69.1 -65.8 0.24 U.A.E. 67238 59971 55413 7387 3927 -10.8 -7.6 -86.7 -46.8 0.26 Yemen Arab 21695 21674 26065 5882 6235 -0.1 20.3 -77.4 6.0 0.41 Rep. Others 44258 41629 42090 8980 4499 -5.9 1.1 -78.7 -49.9 0.29 Total 447760 449548 431943 97651 52174 -1.8 -3.9 -77.4 -46.6 3.42 South Asia Afghanistan 149176 153905 124120 47561 36451 3.2 -19.4 -61.7 -23.4 2.39 India Tourism Statistics, 2022 15 Inbound Tourism in India Country of Number of Arrivals Percentage Change % Nationality Share 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2018/17 2019/18 2020/19 2021/20 2021 Bangladesh 2156557 2256675 2577727 549273 240554 4.6 14.2 -78.7 -56.2 15.75 Bhutan 25267 26470 28178 7901 6081 4.8 6.5 -72.0 -23.0 0.40 Iran 42641 35596 33288 7090 2369 -16.5 -6.5 -78.7 -66.6 0.16 Maldives 66150 62337 78587 14536 26571 -5.8 26.1 -81.5 82.8 1.74 Nepal 164018 174096 164040 40822 52544 6.1 -5.8 -75.1 28.7 3.44 Pakistan 44266 41659 39018 14232 8163 -5.9 -6.3 -63.5 -42.6 0.53 Sri Lanka 303590 353684 330861 68646 25989 16.5 -6.5 -79.3 -62.1 1.70 Total 2951665 3104422 3375819 750061 398722 5.2 8.7 -77.8 -46.8 26.11 South East Asia Indonesia 43973 46867 50177 11795 2105 6.6 7.1 -76.5 -82.2 0.14 Malaysia 322126 319172 334579 69897 6628 -0.9 4.8 -79.1 -90.5 0.43 Myanmar 56952 75773 86842 35291 3013 33.0 14.6 -59.4 -91.5 0.20 Philippines 53963 53473 56393 16052 6927 -0.9 5.5 -71.5 -56.8 0.45 Singapore 175852 183581 190089 33747 13407 4.4 3.5 -82.2 -60.3 0.88 Thailand 140087 166293 169956 52626 4668 18.7 2.2 -69.0 -91.1 0.31 Vietnam 23771 31427 33636 8828 1104 32.2 7.0 -73.8 -87.5 0.07 Others 7851 10502 8868 3386 622 33.8 -15.6 -61.8 -81.6 0.04 Total 824575 887088 930540 231622 38474 7.6 4.9 -75.1 -83.4 2.52 East Asia China 247235 281768 339442 39586 3502 14.0 20.5 -88.3 -91.2 0.23 Japan 222527 236236 238903 48191 15358 6.2 1.1 -79.8 -68.1 1.01 Rep.of Korea 142383 150536 149445 32302 13330 5.7 -0.7 -78.4 -58.7 0.87 Others 51150 56028 54435 10304 1572 9.5 -2.8 -81.1 -84.7 0.10 Total 663295 724568 782225 130383 33762 9.2 8.0 -83.3 -74.1 2.21 Australasia Australia 324243 346486 367241 86758 33864 6.9 6.0 -76.4 -61.0 2.22 New Zealand 56597 60664 65551 16653 4497 7.2 8.1 -74.6 -73.0 0.29 Others 5219 5478 6147 1636 504 5.0 12.2 -73.4 -69.2 0.03 Total 386059 412628 438939 105047 38865 6.9 6.4 -76.1 -63.0 2.54 Not 23456 10037 10841 3018 1142 -57.2 8.0 -72.2 -62.2 0.07 Classified elsewhere Grand Total 10035803 1055797610930355 2744766 1527114 5.2 3.5 -74.9 -44.4 100.00 Source: Bureau of Immigration, India Note: The figures in Others category in East Asia Region are not comparable from that of previous publication. 16 India Tourism Statistics, 2022  Inbound Tourism in India 2.2 FTAs IN INDIA FROM DIFFERENT REGIONS FTAs in India from different regions of the World during last three years are given in Table 2.2.1. It can be observed clearly that the FTAs in India have been decrease from all regions. The negative growth was South East Asia (83.4%), followed by Center and South America (74.8%), Eastern Europe (74.4%), East Asia (74.1%), Australasia (63.0%), South Asia (46.8%), West Asia (46.6%), Western Europe (46.4%), Africa (23.7%) and North America (1.3%). The percentage share in FTAs in India during 2021 was the highest for North America (33.42%), followed by South Asia (26.11%), Western Europe (21.93%), Africa (4.51%), West Asia (3.42%), Eastern Europe (2.82%), Australasia (2.54%), South East Asia (2.52%), East Asia (2.21%), Center and South America (0.45%). The following graph gives the trends in FTAs in India during the last three years from all the regions. FTAs in India from different regions during 2019-2021 4000000 3500000 3000000 2500000 FTAs 2000000 1500000 1000000 2019 500000 0 2020 ia pe a a a e ia a ca a As ro e ric Asi si rop as Asi fri ric 2021 h u t t A u a t A e ut E Am as s E li es Am So tern tr h E Ea ern s tra W S o h t u & es N ut s A C W So Ea Regions TABLE 2.2.1 FTAs IN INDIA FROM DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE WORLD, 2019-2021 Region/Country Numbers of Arrivals Percentage Share Percentage Change 2019 2020 2021 2019 2020 2021 2020/2019 2021/2020 South Asia 3375819 750061 398722 30.88 27.33 26.11 -77.8 -46.8 Western Europe 2178441 624615 334850 19.93 22.76 21.93 -71.3 -46.4 North America 1863892 516960 510299 17.05 18.83 33.42 -72.3 -1.3 South East Asia 930540 231622 38474 8.51 8.44 2.52 -75.1 -83.4 East Asia 782225 130383 33762 7.16 4.75 2.21 -83.3 -74.1 Eastern Europe 456481 168145 43114 4.18 6.13 2.82 -63.2 -74.4 Australasia 438939 105047 38865 4.02 3.83 2.54 -76.1 -63.0 West Asia 431943 97651 52174 3.95 3.56 3.42 -77.4 -46.6 Africa 362308 90296 68914 3.31 3.29 4.51 -75.1 -23.7 C&S America 98926 26968 6798 0.91 0.98 0.45 -72.7 -74.8 Not classified 10841 3018 1142 0.10 0.11 0.07 -72.2 -62.2 elsewhere Grand Total 10930355 2744766 1527114 100.00 100.00 100.00 -74.9 -44.4 Source: Bureau of Immigration, India India Tourism Statistics, 2022 17 Inbound Tourism in India Note: In the subsequent sections, profiling of Nationality-wise FTAs has been presented through bivariate tables. It may be noted that the row-wise distribution of FTAs in the tables may not add up to 100 due to rounding off. 2.3 SEASONALITY IN FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS IN INDIA Weather condition at different tourist destinations is one of the important determinants of tourist arrivals. In the past, seasonal variations have been observed in FTAs to India. For India the 4th quarter of a calendar year constitute the peak quarters. Table 2.3.1 gives the month-wise FTAs in India during 2021 as well as comparative figures for the previous two years. In 2021, December has been the peak month for FTAs in India followed by November, October, March and September. TABLE 2.3.1 MONTH-WISE NUMBER & PERCENTAGE SHARE OF FTAs IN INDIA DURING 2019-2021 Months 2019 2020 2021 Growth Growth % Share 2020/19 2021/20 2021 January 1111040 1119250 94662 0.7 -91.5 6.20 February 1090516 1018440 110312 -6.6 -89.2 7.22 March 978236 328304 133768 -66.4 -59.3 8.76 April 774651 2820 78718 -99.6 2691.4 5.15 May 615136 3764 19765 -99.4 425.1 1.29 June 726446 8590 36070 -98.8 319.9 2.36 July 818125 12655 72501 -98.5 472.9 4.75 August 800837 19761 92728 -97.5 369.2 6.07 September 751513 28167 115661 -96.3 310.6 7.57 October 945017 41494 191415 -95.6 361.3 12.53 November 1092440 70977 263867 -93.5 271.8 17.28 December 1226398 90544 317647 -92.6 250.8 20.80 Total 10930355 2744766 1527114 -74.9 -44.4 100.00 Source: Bureau of Immigration, India. The following graph clearly shows seasonality in the arrival patterns of FTAs in India as the number of FTAs in India remains considerably high in 4th quarter which are considered as peak seasons. Month wise percentage share of FTAs in India 2021 25.00 20.00 15.00 10.00 5.00 0.00 ry ry ch ril ay ne ly st be r er be r be r ua rua ar Ap M Ju Ju ugu m tob m m n b M e c e e Ja Fe A pt O ov ec Se N D 18 India Tourism Statistics, 2022  Inbound Tourism in India The peak and lean months for arrivals of tourists from top 15 source markets for India during 2021 are presented in Table 2.3.2. For 10 countries, namely US, Bangladesh, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, Maldives, Russia, Sri Lanka, and Netherlands December were the peak month. Peak months for other countries were November (France & Portugal). TABLE 2.3.2 LEAN AND PEAK MONTHS OF FTAs IN INDIA FROM TOP 15 COUNTRIES DURING 2021 S.No Nationality Lean Month (% Share) Peak Month (% Share) 1 United States May (1.61%) Dec (23.28%) 2 Bangladesh May (0.04%) Dec (19.24%) 3 United Kingdom May (0.81%) Dec (22.20%) 4 Canada May (0.61%) Dec (24.16%) 5 Nepal May (1.17%) Oct (13.61%) 6 Afghanistan Sep & Nov (0.5%) Mar (21.41%) 7 Australia May (0.31%) Dec (51.74%) 8 Germany May (1.49%) Dec (15.90%) 9 Portugal May (2.50%) Nov (16.22%) 10 France May (2.69%) Nov (14.21%) 11 Maldives May (0.89%) Dec (28.47%) 12 Sri Lanka May (0.44%) Dec (38.91%) 13 Russia Fed May (2.21%) Dec (25.31%) 14 Iraq May (0.06%) Jan (13.95%) 15 Netherlands May (3.57%) Dec (18.41%) Source: Bureau of Immigration, India Table 2.3.3 depicts that the number of FTAs in India in 2021 was the highest (50.6%) during the (Oct-Dec) and lowest (8.8%) during the (April-June). The arrivals during the two quarters of July-Sep and Jan-Mar comprised 40.6% of the total arrivals in 2021. TABLE 2.3.3 FTAs IN INDIA ACCORDING TO QUARTER DURING 2001 & 2011-2021 % Distribution by Quarter YEAR ARRIVALS 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter (Jan-Mar) (Apr-June) (July-Sep) (Oct-Dec) 2001 2537282 31.3 20.2 23.0 25.5 2011 6309222 28.3 19.6 20.9 31.2 2012 6577745 29.8 19.1 20.5 30.6 2013 6967601 29.4 18.9 20.8 30.9 2014 7679099 28.7 19.6 21.5 30.2 2015 8027133 28.4 19.5 22.1 30.0 2016 8804411 28.4 18.9 22.6 30.0 2017 10035803 27.7 20.0 22.1 30.2 2018 10557976 29.5 19.2 21.9 29.3 2019 10930355 29.1 19.4 21.7 29.9 2020 2744766 91.0 1.0 2.0 6.0 2021 1527114 22.2 8.8 18.4 50.6 Source: Bureau of Immigration, India India Tourism Statistics, 2022 19 Auroville, Puducherry Ram Tirth Amritsar, Punjab Inbound Tourism in India TABLE 2.3.4 NATIONALITY-WISE QUARTER-WISE DISTRIBUTION OF FTAs IN INDIA DURING 2021 (in percentage) Country of Arrivals 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter Nationality (in numbers) (Jan-March) (Apr-June) (July-Sep) (Oct-Dec) North America Canada 80437 20.7 5.9 11.9 61.4 United States 429860 16.0 9.5 20.2 54.2 Of America Others 2 0.0 0.0 50.0 50.0 Total 510299 16.7 9.0 18.9 55.4 Central and South America Argentina 530 22.6 10.4 20.0 47.0 Brazil 2055 28.7 14.1 19.7 37.5 Mexico 859 22.1 13.3 20.0 44.6 Others 3354 22.3 11.3 18.9 47.5 Total 6798 24.2 12.3 19.4 44.1 Western Europe Austria 4411 23.0 9.1 22.2 45.7 Belgium 7382 18.6 9.1 26.2 46.0 Denmark 2025 17.6 6.4 26.2 49.8 Finland 1329 15.9 8.1 17.2 58.8 France 30374 20.7 11.8 29.1 38.4 Germany 33772 22.3 9.8 23.4 44.5 Greece 1144 23.6 18.7 18.3 39.4 Ireland 7600 16.2 8.4 21.6 53.8 Italy 13659 24.8 9.0 16.6 49.6 Netherlands 15631 20.2 13.0 23.4 43.4 Norway 2790 15.7 7.5 16.6 60.2 Portugal 32064 24.7 13.0 19.4 43.0 Spain 6982 24.3 10.2 21.2 44.3 Sweden 5579 14.5 7.8 18.4 59.2 Switzerland 4198 17.4 8.5 21.0 53.1 United Kingdom 164143 14.5 5.3 23.1 57.1 Others 1767 23.3 12.8 22.4 41.5 Total 334850 18.1 8.1 22.9 50.9 Eastern Europe Czech 983 29.8 8.4 25.4 36.3 22 India Tourism Statistics, 2022  Inbound Tourism in India Country of Arrivals 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter Nationality (in numbers) (Jan-March) (Apr-June) (July-Sep) (Oct-Dec) Hungury 653 22.4 9.6 22.2 45.8 Kazakhstan 2378 9.1 4.7 6.7 79.5 Poland 2461 20.3 14.9 22.5 42.3 Russian Federation 17567 16.3 12.0 21.4 50.3 Ukraine 5197 22.1 12.6 23.0 42.3 Others 13875 26.4 15.8 20.7 37.1 Total 43114 20.5 12.9 20.8 45.9 Africa Egypt 1739 28.5 14.4 17.3 39.8 Kenya 13373 23.4 8.6 16.7 51.3 Mauritius 2118 22.0 9.0 19.2 49.8 Nigeria 5516 38.5 16.5 16.7 28.3 South Africa 3820 73.2 42.5 68.9 35.8 Sudan 6781 34.5 13.8 17.6 34.2 Tanzania 6480 29.3 8.2 18.2 44.2 Others 29087 26.9 13.1 23.1 36.9 Total 68914 27.9 12.1 20.1 39.8 West Asia Bahrain 1727 22.3 9.3 19.1 49.4 Iraq 16213 35.5 13.4 18.6 32.5 Israel 4601 18.3 12.0 16.5 53.2 Oman 10174 23.6 6.5 16.9 53.0 Saudi Arabia 1088 22.8 8.9 22.6 45.7 Turkey 3710 27.4 21.0 19.8 31.9 United Arab 3927 16.0 7.8 6.2 69.9 Emirates Yemen 6235 29.0 11.8 17.0 42.2 Others 4499 29.8 12.2 16.4 41.6 Total 52174 27.6 11.5 16.9 43.9 South Asia Afghanistan 36451 57.3 24.8 17.4 0.5 Bangladesh 240554 34.3 4.7 11.2 49.8 Bhutan 6081 23.7 10.4 25.4 40.4 Iran 2369 27.8 10.8 16.8 44.6 Maldives 26571 15.0 6.5 19.6 58.9 Nepal 52544 28.8 12.8 22.3 36.1 India Tourism Statistics, 2022 23 Inbound Tourism in India Country of Arrivals 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter Nationality (in numbers) (Jan-March) (Apr-June) (July-Sep) (Oct-Dec) Pakistan 8163 31.4 6.8 17.7 44.0 Sri Lanka 25989 7.0 3.2 11.1 78.7 Total 398722 32.3 7.8 14.2 45.7 South East Asia Indonesia 2105 26.1 13.3 21.2 39.4 Malaysia 6628 21.6 11.7 7.1 59.6 Myanmar 3013 18.0 10.5 21.1 50.4 Phillippines 6927 28.0 9.8 18.8 43.3 Singapore 13407 11.2 5.8 11.4 71.6 Thailand 4668 18.9 11.9 22.6 46.5 Vietnam 1104 16.6 13.0 11.7 58.8 Others 622 28.1 7.9 17.5 46.5 Total 38474 18.7 9.3 14.8 57.2 East Asia China 3502 23.7 21.2 27.6 27.6 Japan 15358 26.4 12.1 27.6 33.9 Korea 13330 21.8 13.4 28.8 36.1 (Republic of) Others 1572 43.0 22.1 46.4 88.6 Total 33762 24.1 13.5 27.9 34.5 Australasia Australia 33864 8.8 3.1 6.9 81.2 New Zealand 4497 19.2 8.8 11.4 60.7 Others 504 24.2 8.9 17.7 49.2 Total 38865 10.2 3.9 7.6 78.4 Not classified elsewhere 7 14.3 14.3 42.9 28.6 Grand Total 1527114 22.2 8.8 18.4 50.6 Source: Bureau of Immigration, India 2.4 MODE OF TRAVEL OF FTAs IN INDIA Travel by ‘air’ has been found to be the most preferred mode of transport. In 2021, out of the 1.52 million foreign tourist arrivals in India, majority (87.5%) arrived by air, followed by land (11.8%) and sea (0.7%). The corresponding figures for 2020 were 79.2%,19.3% and 1.5%, respectively. Arrivals through land routes comprised tourists mainly from Bangladesh and Pakistan. 24 India Tourism Statistics, 2022  Inbound Tourism in India Mode of Travel of FTAs in India in 2021 Land, 11.8 Sea, 0.7 Air, 87.5 Table 2.4.1 shows the FTAs in India via air, land and sea routes during 2001-2021. Air travel has been the most preferred mode of travel for the FTAs over the years, accounting for above 79% share each year during this period, though a clear increasing trend is visible. During 2021 the percentage of FTAs travelling to India by air increased to 87.5%. The share of arrivals through land check-post has been above 10% during 2001 to 2008 and 2014 to 2021. Arrivals through sea routes have remained less than 1% from 2001 to 2021, except 2009 & 2020, when the same was 1% & 1.5%. TABLE 2.4.1 FTAs IN INDIA ACCORDING TO MODE OF TRAVEL DURING 2001 & 2011-2021 YEAR ARRIVALS % distribution by mode of travel Air Sea Land 2001 2537282 87.1 0.9 12.0 2011 6309222 92.0 0.8 7.2 2012 6577745 91.7 0.7 7.6 2013 6967601 91.0 0.5 8.5 2014 7679099 86.1 0.4 13.5 2015 8027133 84.5 0.7 14.8 2016 8804411 84.1 0.9 15.0 2017 10035803 79.6 0.7 19.7 2018 10557976 79.6 0.8 19.6 2019 10930355 77.4 0.9 21.7 2020 2744766 79.2 1.5 19.3 2021 1527114 87.5 0.7 11.8 Source: Bureau of Immigration, India India Tourism Statistics, 2022 25 Inbound Tourism in India The table 2.4.2 gives the shares of FTAs in India through air, sea and land (rail & road) in 2021 for various regions and countries. The mode of travel was predominantly air for all regions. In case of South Asia, arrivals from Bangladesh and Pakistan have been pre-dominantly through land, which have been 69.3% and 91.5%, respectively. The countries from which significant arrivals were through the sea-route were Philippines (37.3%), Indonesia (35.8%), Ukraine (27.3%), Vietnam (20.4%), Myanmar (13.4)), and Greece (11.1%) etc. TABLE 2.4.2 DISTRIBUTION OF NATIONALITY-WISE FTAs IN INDIA BY MODE OF TRAVEL, 2021 (in percentage) Country of Nationality Total (in Numbers) Air Land Sea North America Canada 80437 99.8 0.1 0.1 United States Of America 429860 99.9 0.0 0.0 Others 2 100.0 0.0 0.0 Total 510299 99.9 0.0 0.0 Central and South America Argentina 530 99.4 0.4 0.2 Brazil 2055 98.2 0.0 1.8 Mexico 859 98.3 0.0 1.7 Others 3354 98.7 0.1 1.2 Total 6798 98.5 0.1 1.4 Western Europe Austria 4411 99.7 0.1 0.2 Belgium 7382 99.5 0.1 0.4 Denmark 2025 98.9 0.0 1.1 Finland 1329 98.9 0.4 0.7 France 30374 99.7 0.0 0.3 Germany 33772 99.9 0.0 0.1 Greece 1144 88.9 0.0 11.1 Ireland 7600 99.7 0.0 0.3 Italy 13659 99.7 0.1 0.2 Netherlands 15631 99.1 0.0 0.9 Norway 2790 96.5 0.0 3.5 Portugal 32064 100.0 0.0 0.0 Spain 6982 99.6 0.0 0.3 Sweden 5579 99.6 0.1 0.3 Switzerland 4198 99.9 0.0 0.1 United Kingdom 164143 99.7 0.0 0.3 Others 1767 98.9 0.1 1.1 26 India Tourism Statistics, 2022  Inbound Tourism in India Country of Nationality Total (in Numbers) Air Land Sea Total 334850 99.6 0.0 0.3 Eastern Europe Czech 983 99.9 0.0 0.1 Hungury 653 99.7 0.3 0.0 Kazakhstan 2378 99.9 0.0 0.0 Poland 2461 94.6 0.2 5.2 Russian Federation 17567 94.3 0.1 5.6 Ukraine 5197 72.7 0.0 27.3 Others 13875 95.4 0.1 4.6 Total 43114 92.6 0.1 7.3 Africa Egypt 1739 93.7 0.0 6.3 Kenya 13373 100.0 0.0 0.0 Mauritius 2118 97.1 0.0 2.9 Nigeria 5516 99.9 0.0 0.1 South Africa 3820 98.5 0.1 1.4 Sudan 6781 99.9 0.0 0.1 Tanzania 6480 99.8 0.0 0.2 Others 29087 99.9 0.0 0.1 Total 68914 99.6 0.0 0.4 West Asia Bahrain 1727 99.9 0.1 0.0 Iraq 16213 100.0 0.0 0.0 Israel 4601 99.0 0.0 1.0 Oman 10174 100.0 0.0 0.0 Saudi Arabia 1088 99.4 0.4 0.3 Turkey 3710 93.1 0.0 6.9 United Arab Emirates 3927 99.8 0.0 0.2 Yemen 6235 99.6 0.0 0.4 Others 4499 94.8 0.0 5.2 Total 52174 98.9 0.0 1.1 South Asia Afghanistan 36451 100.0 0.0 0.0 Bangladesh 240554 30.6 69.3 0.1 Bhutan 6081 98.7 1.3 0.0 Iran 2369 98.6 0.0 1.4 Maldives 26571 99.9 0.0 0.1 India Tourism Statistics, 2022 27 Inbound Tourism in India Country of Nationality Total (in Numbers) Air Land Sea Nepal 52544 89.5 10.4 0.1 Pakistan 8163 8.5 91.5 0.0 Sri Lanka 25989 99.7 0.0 0.3 Total 398722 54.8 45.1 0.1 South East Aisa Indonesia 2105 64.1 0.0 35.8 Malaysia 6628 92.7 0.0 7.3 Myanmar 3013 86.4 0.2 13.4 Phillippines 6927 62.5 0.2 37.3 Singapore 13407 99.6 0.0 0.4 Thailand 4668 95.1 1.2 3.6 Vietnam 1104 78.5 1.1 20.4 Others 622 99.2 0.6 0.2 Total 38474 87.6 0.2 12.1 East Asia China 3502 98.2 0.0 1.8 Japan 15358 99.9 0.0 0.1 Korea(republic Of) 13330 99.0 0.1 0.9 Others 1572 99.2 11.1 0.1 Total 33762 99.3 0.1 0.6 Australasia Australia 33864 99.8 0.1 0.1 New Zealand 4497 99.7 0.0 0.3 Others 504 100.0 0.0 0.0 Total 38865 99.8 0.1 0.1 Not Classified Elsewhere 7 71.4 0.0 28.6 Grand Total 1527114 87.5 11.8 0.7 Source: Bureau of Immigration, India 2.5 PORT OF ENTRY OF FTAs IN INDIA During 2021, the Delhi Airport had registered maximum number of FTAs in India i.e. 39.7% followed by Mumbai airport (13.9%), Haridaspur land check post (8.73%), Chennai airport (7.9%), Bengaluru (6.7%), Hyderabad (5.6%), Cochin (4%), and Kolkata airport (2.8%),). Table 2.5.1 gives the percentage of FTAs in India in major airports during 2001& 2011-2021. Delhi airport remained on the top position in terms of FTAs followed by Mumbai airport. 28 India Tourism Statistics, 2022  Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan India Tourism Statistics, 2022 29 30 Lucknow Railway Station, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh India Tourism Statistics, 2022  Inbound Tourism in India TABLE 2.5.1 FTAs IN INDIA THROUGH MAJOR PORTS DURING 2001 & 2011-2021 Year Arrivels % Distribution of FTAs by ports Delhi Mumbai Haridaspur Chennai Bengaluru Kolkata Cochin Hyderabad Others 2001 2537282 33.7 26.7 # 12 # 4.4 # # 23.2 2011 6309222 35.8 19.7 # 10.8 6.3 3.7 # # 23.7 2012 6577745 35.7 19.2 # 10.8 6.3 3.4 # # 24.6 2013 6967601 33 19.8 # 9.8 6.5 3.6 # 3.9 23.7 2014 7679099 30.2 19 # 8.8 6.3 3 # 3.1 29.6 2015 8027133 29.6 18.2 # 8.4 6.4 3.8 # 3.4 30.2 2016 8804411 29.7 17.2 8.6 8.1 6.2 4 3.6 3.4 19.2 2017 10035803 28.4 15.7 11.7 7.2 5.7 4.6 3.4 3.1 20.2 2018 10557976 28.8 15.7 9.8 7.5 5.8 5.1 3.2 3.1 21 2019 10930355 28.1 13.6 10.1 7.3 6 5 3.1 3.1 23.5 2020 2744766 29.6 14.6 8.7 6.6 5.6 4.5 3.1 2.7 24.5 2021 1527114 39.7 13.9 8.73 7.9 6.7 2.8 4 5.6 10.6 Source: Bureau of Immigration, India Note:- # : The arrival percentage of these ports are included in others. The details of FTAs in India at International Airport in 2021 are given in Table 2.5.2. During 2021, Delhi Airport had registered maximum number of FTAs in India 39.70% followed by Mumbai Airport (13.91%), Chennai Airport (7.87%), Bangalore Airport (6.72%) and Hyderabad Airport (5.65%). TABLE 2.5.2 FTAs IN INDIA AT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS S.No Port FTAs % Share 1 Delhi Airport 606238 45.38 2 Mumbai Airport 212428 15.90 3 Chennai Airport 120197 9.00 4 Bangalore Airport 102629 7.68 5 Hyderabad Airport 86249 6.46 6 Cochin Airport 60540 4.53 7 Ahmedabad Airport 51420 3.85 8 Kolkatta Airport 43506 3.26 9 Trivandrum Airport 16109 1.21 10 Amritsar Airport 13455 1.01 11 Dabolim (Goa) Airport 10545 0.79 12 Tiruchirappalli Airport 6112 0.46 13 Calicut Airport 3671 0.27 14 Jaipur Airport 752 0.06 India Tourism Statistics, 2022 31 Inbound Tourism in India S.No Port FTAs % Share 15 Nagpur Airport 239 0.02 16 Port Blair 58 0.00 17 Srinagar 34 0.00 18 Guwahati 1 0.00 Others 1820 0.14 Total 1336003 100.00 Source: Bureau of Immigration, India The details of nationality-wise FTAs at major ports (International check posts) of India in 2021 are given in Table 2.5.3. During 2021, Mumbai was the major port of entry for the tourists from Africa 31.1%, of the total FTAs from this region. For rest of the regions, Delhi was the major port of entry for FTAs. For South Asia, majority of arrivals were through land check post especially from the countries like Bangladesh and Pakistan. TABLE 2.5.3 DISTRIBUTION OF NATIONALITY-WISE FTAs IN INDIA ACCORDING TO MAJOR PORTS DURING 2021 (in percentage) Country of Total Bangalore Chennai Cochin Delhi Haridaspur Hyderabad Kolkata MumbaiOthers Nationality (in num- Airport Airport Airport Airport land Airport Airport Airport bers) checkpost North America Canada 80437 3.0 3.5 3.7 68.8 0.00 4.4 0.4 7.4 8.7 United States 429860 7.8 6.8 4.3 44.6 0.00 10.7 0.5 17.6 7.7 of America Others 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Total 510299 7.0 6.3 4.2 48.4 0.00 9.7 0.5 16.0 7.9 Central And South America Argentina 530 18.7 3.0 1.1 50.4 0.00 1.5 0.2 22.1 3.0 Brazil 2055 16.9 8.0 1.2 41.8 0.00 9.1 1.0 17.1 5.0 Mexico 859 11.2 4.8 2.1 59.5 0.00 2.1 0.7 17.0 2.7 Others 3354 8.5 4.7 1.6 51.4 0.00 2.6 0.5 25.7 5.0 Total 6798 12.2 5.6 1.5 49.4 0.00 4.4 0.6 21.7 4.6 Western Europe Austria 4411 10.6 1.8 21.6 52.7 0.05 1.6 0.4 8.9 2.3 Belgium 7382 5.8 3.5 0.9 46.7 0.01 1.6 0.7 36.1 4.6 Denmark 2025 12.0 15.3 0.6 45.6 0.00 7.3 1.1 13.0 5.1 Finland 1329 8.1 7.1 1.4 58.6 0.00 5.8 0.9 11.8 6.2 France 30374 14.5 28.6 0.8 39.6 0.00 0.7 0.3 13.9 1.6 Germany 33772 19.4 3.1 2.6 55.3 0.01 1.7 0.6 15.1 2.3 Greece 1144 10.3 4.7 2.0 50.0 0.00 3.3 2.1 15.0 12.5 Ireland 7600 10.6 6.4 33.6 26.4 0.03 6.8 1.0 11.9 3.3 32 India Tourism Statistics, 2022  Inbound Tourism in India Country of Total Bangalore Chennai Cochin Delhi Haridaspur Hyderabad Kolkata MumbaiOthers Nationality (in num- Airport Airport Airport Airport land Airport Airport Airport bers) checkpost Italy 13659 5.2 3.2 3.4 48.3 0.02 2.0 0.8 7.7 29.4 Netherlands 15631 7.9 3.0 1.1 49.5 0.00 2.7 0.5 33.2 2.1 Norway 2790 5.1 4.4 2.9 63.4 0.00 4.0 0.5 13.5 6.2 Portugal 32064 1.5 0.7 0.2 29.9 0.02 0.4 0.6 43.5 23.3 Spain 6982 10.6 5.0 1.5 55.3 0.01 3.2 0.7 18.7 5.0 Sweden 5579 13.0 6.4 2.4 52.2 0.05 5.8 0.9 15.4 3.8 Switzerland 4198 8.8 6.0 18.9 36.9 0.00 2.1 0.7 22.7 3.8 United 164143 10.9 5.1 7.2 32.7 0.01 7.9 1.5 23.9 10.8 Kingdom Others 1767 20.4 6.7 2.5 41.0 0.00 3.1 1.4 17.9 7.1 Total 334850 10.7 6.5 5.5 38.6 0.01 4.9 1.0 23.0 9.8 Eastern Europe Czech 983 12.2 2.6 1.5 57.7 0.00 1.8 1.5 19.1 3.5 Hungury 653 17.9 4.9 3.2 45.2 0.00 2.3 0.6 21.7 4.1 Kazakhstan 2378 1.7 1.0 0.8 25.1 0.00 0.9 0.4 2.5 67.6 Poland 2461 12.3 3.3 1.8 48.9 0.00 4.1 0.8 22.3 6.5 Russian 17567 2.9 1.9 2.0 72.1 0.00 1.5 1.4 4.9 13.3 Federation Ukraine 5197 5.7 4.7 3.3 35.5 0.00 3.2 2.2 16.1 29.5 Others 13875 5.0 2.5 1.5 75.6 0.00 1.4 1.3 6.4 6.4 Total 43114 4.8 2.5 1.9 64.1 0.00 1.8 1.4 8.2 15.3 Africa Egypt 1739 19.1 8.0 5.6 28.8 0.00 6.9 0.5 20.4 10.7 Kenya 13373 2.9 2.7 0.9 14.9 0.00 6.3 0.1 33.9 38.2 Mauritius 2118 4.4 8.1 0.6 18.1 0.00 1.2 3.6 62.1 1.8 Nigeria 5516 7.8 2.1 0.7 68.7 0.00 3.0 1.6 15.2 0.9 South Africa 3820 10.0 4.0 5.3 25.1 0.00 4.5 0.7 36.0 14.5 Sudan 6781 11.0 8.9 0.3 24.4 0.00 38.2 0.1 14.9 2.3 Tanzania 6480 6.7 2.9 0.4 20.8 0.00 4.0 0.2 52.7 12.3 Others 29087 5.8 5.2 1.2 36.7 0.00 14.9 0.4 29.4 6.4 Total 68914 6.5 4.7 1.3 30.9 0.00 12.3 0.5 31.1 12.7 West Asia Bahrain 1727 9.1 7.8 8.2 13.0 0.1 24.6 0.3 21.9 15.0 Iraq 16213 2.6 0.9 0.1 90.0 0.00 3.2 0.00 2.2 1.0 Israel 4601 15.1 1.8 1.5 50.4 0.00 3.0 0.4 23.3 4.5 Oman 10174 8.0 12.6 22.1 6.7 0.00 13.8 0.00 26.3 10.6 India Tourism Statistics, 2022 33 Inbound Tourism in India Country of Total Bangalore Chennai Cochin Delhi Haridaspur Hyderabad Kolkata MumbaiOthers Nationality (in num- Airport Airport Airport Airport land Airport Airport Airport bers) checkpost Saudi Arabia 1088 5.8 1.5 5.2 53.7 0.00 5.5 2.1 14.0 12.2 Turkey 3710 17.6 17.0 1.1 22.6 0.00 17.4 0.3 15.3 8.8 United Arab 3927 8.7 1.6 3.0 10.7 0.00 39.3 0.3 27.8 8.6 Emirates Yemen 6235 13.3 1.0 0.5 12.6 0.00 10.6 0.1 61.0 1.0 Others 4499 18.2 6.4 5.7 27.0 0.00 7.4 0.6 19.5 15.3 Total 52174 9.2 5.2 5.7 41.5 0.00 11.0 0.2 21.0 6.2 South Asia Afghanistan 36451 0.1 0.00 0.00 99.7 0.00 0.1 0.00 0.1 0.1 Bangladesh 240554 0.1 10.5 0.00 6.1 55.4 0.00 13.9 0.1 14.0 Bhutan 6081 0.2 0.4 0.1 73.0 0.00 0.1 23.3 0.7 2.1 Iran 2369 12.7 3.0 1.4 44.9 0.00 4.1 0.3 27.6 6.1 Maldives 26571 22.3 2.2 43.3 3.7 0.00 0.5 0.00 1.5 26.5 Nepal 52544 1.0 0.3 0.2 83.8 0.1 0.2 0.3 1.5 12.6 Pakistan 8163 0.00 0.4 0.00 4.2 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.9 91.5 Sri Lanka 25989 4.6 71.9 1.0 7.6 0.00 0.8 0.1 6.2 7.9 Total 398722 2.0 11.2 3.0 26.0 33.4 0.2 8.8 1.0 14.3 South East Aisa Indonesia 2105 7.6 8.3 2.6 25.8 0.00 4.4 1.8 19.7 29.7 Malaysia 6628 14.0 19.2 3.2 11.8 0.00 2.6 0.3 8.7 40.1 Myanmar 3013 0.3 4.5 0.3 73.1 0.00 0.3 6.3 1.7 13.5 Phillippines 6927 7.7 7.6 4.7 18.4 0.00 2.5 3.1 18.1 37.7 Singapore 13407 8.7 27.9 3.7 18.8 0.00 2.8 2.2 14.4 21.5 Thailand 4668 5.4 12.2 1.4 58.0 0.00 2.2 3.0 6.9 10.8 Vietnam 1104 2.9 4.3 0.3 63.9 0.00 1.6 0.2 17.9 9.0 Others 622 3.2 3.1 0.3 89.5 0.00 0.5 0.6 1.3 1.4 Total 38474 8.1 16.8 3.1 29.4 0.00 2.5 2.3 12.4 25.5 East Asia China 3502 11.2 20.2 2.0 54.0 0.00 1.3 1.5 7.6 2.2 Japan 15358 10.6 0.6 0.1 78.4 0.00 0.1 0.1 9.9 0.2 Korea 13330 19.7 26.6 0.2 43.9 0.00 1.0 0.3 6.0 2.2 (Republic of) Others 1572 14.3 14.4 0.1 56.9 0.00 0.6 1.5 4.0 8.1 Total 33762 14.5 13.5 0.3 61.2 0.00 0.6 0.4 7.9 1.6 Australasia Australia 33864 7.0 8.7 6.3 51.0 0.00 8.8 0.7 11.7 5.7 New Zealand 4497 6.2 6.6 7.5 46.0 0.00 9.8 1.3 14.1 8.4 34 India Tourism Statistics, 2022  Inbound Tourism in India Country of Total Bangalore Chennai Cochin Delhi Haridaspur Hyderabad Kolkata MumbaiOthers Nationality (in num- Airport Airport Airport Airport land Airport Airport Airport bers) checkpost Others 504 4.6 10.7 1.2 62.3 0.00 0.8 0.6 16.1 3.8 Total 38865 6.9 8.5 6.4 50.6 0.00 8.8 0.8 12.1 6.0 Not 7 0.00 0.00 0.00 28.6 0.00 14.3 0.00 28.6 28.6 Classified Elsewhere Grand Total 1527114 6.7 7.9 4.0 39.7 8.73 5.6 2.8 13.9 10.6 Source: Bureau of Immigration, India 2.6. GENDER-WISE DISTRIBUTION OF FTAs IN INDIA During the year 2021, the gender-wise distribution of FTAs comprised of 59.7% males and 40.3% females. The male-female break-up of FTAs in 2020 was 57.8% and 42.2%, respectively. Gender-wise Distribution of FTAs in India, 2021 Female, 40.3 Male, 59.7 Table 2.6.1 gives the gender-wise distribution of FTAs in India during 2001& 2011-2021. Percentage of arrivals not reporting their gender was quite high in 2001. However, after 2011, the reporting of sex wise break-up of the FTAs has been almost 100%.