Winning slow and steady

Statistics released by MOT reveal the reasons behind improvement in India’s foreign tourists arrivals. We now rank 38th in the world, a jump from 54th in 2002.

The remarkable improvement in India’s performance is followed by its share in international tourist arrivals that has increased to 0.64 per cent in 2011.

UNWTO instilled optimism in the hearts of stakeholders of the travel and tourism by launching unique campaign celebrating the billionth global tourist. The progress had been remarkable in the last ten years, wherein the number of international tourists doubled. India, as most experts believe, is in a transitional phase and could possibly be one of the most bankable growth stories in the next 10 years.

The Ministry of Tourism (MOT) statistics also reveal similar trends, as India’s rank has gradually improved to 38th in 2011 in the world from 54th in 2002. Its share in international tourist arrivals has increased to 0.64 per cent in 2011 with 6.31 million arrivals from 2.37 million or 0.40 per cent in