VINOD Zutshi, Secretary – Tourism, Government of India, expects inbound tourism to flourish in 2016 after witnessing a progress of 6.8 per cent in Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) throughout January 2016.
“We are aiming at a 10 per cent growth in FTAs this year. February 2016 alone received a total of 1,17,210 tourists visiting India on e-Tourist Visa (eTV), recording a growth of 369.1 per cent month on month- the effects of eTV will be observed this year.”
Commenting on the enlargement of home tourism Zutshi added that it could develop even additional within the coming years.
“Domestic tourism has flourished immensely. We had about 1.45 billion domestic tourist visits in 2015 and expect a 15 growth this year. Additionally, we are aiming to reach 2.2 billion domestic tourist visits by 2019.
