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As per the India Tourism Statistics 2011 at a glance, 2009 had 18.8% of growth in the number of Domestic Tourist Visits while 2003 saw the highest growth of 30.1% in the number of Foreign Tourist Visits.

The number of Domestic Tourist Visits to all states/ UTs in India during the period of 1997 to 2011 has seen a tremendous increase year- on- year. The major leap was witnessed in the year of 2009 with a growth of 18.8% compared to the previous year 2008, wherein it was a mere 6.9% growth from 2007. It is quite surprising to see that a double digit growth in domestic tourist visits took place in 11 years out of the 15 years period. In the year 2011, the growth in number of domestic tourist visits were at a percentage of 13.8% compared to 2010’s 11.8%. The number of Foreign Tourist Visits to all states/ UTs in India during the period of 1997 to 2011 saw quiet a dwindling number when compared by year to year. The year of 2003 saw a percentage growth of 30.1% ( the highest growth in the given period) over - 5.1 in 2002. While 2004 and 2010 witnessed the same percentage in growth (24.6%) over their respective previous year, three different year saw the numbers and percentage falling in negatives; 2001 (7.8), 2002 (-5.1) and 2009 (0.1). In the year 2011, the growth in number of foreign tourist visits were at a percentage of 8.8% compared to 2010’s 24.6% while in 2009 the growth went negative with a percentage of -0.1%. In both the cases, the numbers have risen the highest in the year of 2011 with 850.86 million Domestic Tourist Visits and 19.49 million Foreign Tourist Visits. Looking at the strong growth in the domestic numbers, it is evident that domestic segment holds enormous growth.