FTAs during the period January-February 2015 were 15.52 lakh with a growth of 2.3%, as compared to the FTAs of 15.17 lakh with a growth of 7.7% in January-February 2014 over January-February 2013.
The Percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during February 2015 among the top 15 source countries was highest from USA (13.38%) followed by UK (13.19%), Bangladesh (11.26%), Canada (4.50%),France (3.68%), Germany (3.62%), Sri Lanka (3.49%), Malaysia (3.31%), Russian Fed. (3.02%), Japan (2.69%), Australia (2.54%), China (2.43%), Thailand (2.11%), Afghanistan (1.74%) and Singapore (1.55%).
The Percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during February 2015 among the top 15 ports was highest at Delhi Airport (33.0%) followed by Mumbai Airport (18.5%), Chennai Airport (7.6%), Haridaspur Land check post (5.6%), Bengaluru Airport (5.5%), Goa Airport (4.1%), Kolkata Airport (4.0%), Hyderabad Airport (2.7%), Cochin Airport (2.6%), Ahmedabad Airport (2.2%), Sonauli Land Check post (1.9%), Gede Land check post (1.8%), Trivandrum Airport (1.5%), Amritsar Airport (1.5%) and Tiruchirapalli Airport (1.3%).
Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) during the month of February 2015 were Rs 11,056 crore and FEEs in US$ terms during the month of February 2015 were US$ 1.782 billion.
FEEs from tourism in rupee terms in January-February 2015 were Rs 22,585 crore with a growth of 1.2% as compared to the FEE of Rs 22,321 during January-February 2014.
FEEs from tourism in US$ terms during January-February 2015 were US$ 3.636 billion with a growth of 1.3% as compared to the US$ 3.591 billion with a negative growth of 7.7% during January-February 2014 over January-February 2013.