Travel, Tourism and Hospitality
Objectives
- Increase India’s share in global international tourist arrivals from 1.18 per cent to 3 per cent.
- Increase the number of foreign tourist arrivals from 8.8 million to 12 million.
- Double the number of domestic tourist visits, from 1,614 million in 2016 to 3,200 million visits.
Current Situation
- India moved up 12 places from 52nd to 40th in the World Economic Forum’s Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index in 2017.
- In 2017-18, India’s travel and tourism sector accounted for foreign exchange earnings of USD 22.92 billion.
- Domestic tourism plays a key role within the sector. In 2016, domestic tourist visits to all Indian states and union territories numbered ....
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