11.3% Growth in Foreign Tourist arrivals in February 2016 over the same period in 2015 .

Rs. 13, 627 crores Foreign Exchange earned through Tourism in February 2016

Ministry of Tourism compiles monthly estimates of Foreign Tourist Arrivals on the basis of Nationality-wise, Port-wise data received from Bureau of Immigration and Foreign Exchange Earnings from tourism on the basis of data available from Reserve Bank of India. The following are the important highlights regarding FTAs and FEEs from tourism during the month of February 2016.

Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) during the Month of February 2016 were 8.47 lakh as compared to FTAs of 7.61 lakh during the month of February 2015 and 7.56 lakh in February 2014. There has been a growth of 11.3% in February 2016 over February 2015. Where Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) during the month of February 2016 were Rs. 13,627 crore as compared to Rs. 11,642 crore in February 2015 and Rs. 11,510 crore in February 2014.

The Percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during February, 2016 among the top 15 source countries was highest from Bangladesh (12.96%) followed by USA (12.94%), UK (12.45%), Canada (4.71%), Sri Lanka (3.86%), Germany (3.51%), France (3.46%), Malaysia (3.34%), China (3.08%), Russian Federation (3.07%), Australia (2.69%), Japan (2.37%), Thailand (2.28%), Nepal (1.69%) and Afghanistan (1.65%).