TOURIST ARRIVALS TO INDIA FROM TOP FIFTEEN COUNTRIES FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1981 TO 2005

FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS (FTAS) IN INDIA DURING 2008 AND COMPARATIVE FIGURES OF 2006 AND 2007

FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS IN INDIA DURING 2007 AND CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR 2005 & 2006

FOREIGM TOURIST ARRIVAL IN INDIA DURING 2006 AND CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR 2004 & 2005

TOURIST ARRIVAL FROM 2004 TO 2007

AND PROJECTION-FROM 2007 TO 2010

TOURIST ARRIVAL PROJECTION FOR

TOURIST ARRIVAL PROJECTION FOR

Source:Press Information Bureu, Friday, April 11, 2008

TOURISM STATISTICS STATEWISE:

Share of Top 10 States/UTs of India in Number of Domestic

Tourist Visits in 2007

Domestic Tourist Visits *

Rank            State/UT                         Number                           Percentage Share (%)

1.                     Andhra Pradesh                   127933333                                                    24.3

2                      Uttar Pradesh                      116244008                                                    22.1

3                      Tamil Nadu                            71034651                                                      13.5

4.                     Karnataka                             37825953                                                      7.2

5.                     Rajasthan                              25920529                                                      4.9

6.                     Uttarakhand                         19803280                                                      3.8

7                      Maharashtra                         19243597                                                      3.7

8                      West Benga                          l18580669                                                     3.5

9.                     Madhya Pradesh                  13894500                                                      2.6

10                    Gujarat1                                3477316                                                        2.6

Total of top 10                                              463957836                                                    88.2

Others                                                            62610962                                                      11.8

Total                                                               526568798                                                 100.0

* Provisional

Note: Figures for Maharashtra & Chhattisgarh have been estimated

Source: State/UT Tourism Departments

Share of Top 10 States/UTs of India in Number of Foreign

Tourist Visits in 2007

Foreign Tourist Visits *

Rank            State/UT                         Number                           Percentage Share (%)

1.                 Delhi                                       2018848                                15.3

2.                     Maharashtra                         1919491                                14.6

3.                     Tamil Nadu                            1703103                                12.9

4.                     Uttar Pradesh                      1493157                                11.3

5.                     Rajasthan                              1401042                                10.6

6.                     West Bengal                         1154770                                8.8

7.                     Andhra Pradesh                   769724                                   5.9

8                      Karnataka                             534563                                   4.1

9                      Kerala                                    515808                                   3.9

10                    Goa                                         388457                                   3.0

Total of Top 10                                             11898963                              90.4

Others                                                            1269216                                9.6

Total                                                               13168179                              100.0

*Provisional

Note: Figures for Maharashtra & Chhattisgarh have been estimated

Source: State/ UT Tourism Departments

TOURISM STATISTICS OF SIKKIM 1980-2007

TOURIST  ARRIVAL FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS.

(FIGURES RELEASED TO AUDIT, APR)

 

Source:Department of Tourism,Government of Sikkim

SIKKIM

Tourism Statistics of Khangchendzonga National Park.

Tourism activity at the Khangchendzonga National Park is confined mostly to the western part of Sikkim in the Dzongri-Goechala  area where the tourism activities include trekking and mountaineering. Therefore the below given travel statistics is of the International tourists/domestic tourists,HMI(Himalayan Mountaineering Institute) trainees, local visitors and the domestic and overseas trekkers as well at the above said area.

The number of tourists visiting this destination has increased manifold over the last 15 years, increasing from less than 2000 in 1990 to more than 4500 in 2005. March to May and September to November are the two main trekking seasons with October being the peak month. Though the spring season is spreading off late, the monsoon months of June, July, August and the winter months of January and February continue to be the lean trekking months.

The majority of the overseas trekkers come from England, USA, Germany, France, Australia, Netherlands and Switzerland and consequently Europe is our biggest ecotourism market.

The arrival figures of tourists both domestic and international at the North East and the rest of India as a whole.

HIMACHAL PRADESH  tourism statistics

* total number of tourists in HP in 2007:

72 lakh (720,000) [CNEI Jan 07]

 * increase of foreign tourist inflow from 2005 to 2006 in HP:   

20% [CNEI Jan 07]

* target for foreign tourist inflow from 2006 to 2007:

18% [CNEI Jan 07]

*number of domestic tourists in HP 2003 or 04:

    about 5 million (50 lakh) per year   [HT May 2004]

*number of foreign tourists in HP 2003 or 04:

        about 150,000 (1.5 lakh) per year [HT May 2004]
* early season tourist influx in HP (NOT full year), from Jan 1st till Apr 30th for each year listed:

        1999: 519,866 domestic and 6,259 foreign
        2001: 521,869 domestic and 8,171 foreign
        2003: 673,914 domestic and 8,501 foreign (acc to Hindustan    

        Times 16 May 2004)
 * average tourist population in the Kulu Valley in summer:  

       50,000 (2003)
 *number of foreign visitors to the Kulu Valley: 35,000 annually
 

 GOA TOURISM statistics

 

-       number of tourists (domestic & foreign) visiting Goa: about 2 million every year
 - number of foreign tourists visiting Goa: about 200,000 every year
 - number of British backpackers visiting Goa: about 20,000 every year

Month wise arrival data of domestic tourists in Goa (2001-03)

Month wise Tourist Arrivals in Goa from April 2005-March 2006

Month        Domestic  Foreign              Day Visitors                Total

April          171285      21495                17728                        210508

May          144763      27616                24898                        197277

June          83191        9552                 10916                        103659

July           75363        4204                 7908                         87475

August      143272       6810                 9954                         160036

September 160889      9327                  12123                       182339

October     185227      24724                17811                       227762

November 210447      54990                26542                        291979

December 240448      68443                33242                        342133

January     185302      46739                26581                        258622

February    131422     40632                20683                        192737

March        167244      33864               33316                        234424

Total          1898853 348396               241702                         2488951

Source: Collection of Domestic Tourism Statistics For the State of Goa by Datamation Consultants Pvt . Limited

JAMMU & KASHMIR tourism statistics

-arrival of domestic tourists in the Kashmir Valley in May 2004: at least 50,000
 - number of tourist arrivals in Kashmir, January to May 2004: more than 100,000
 - number of tourists to Jammu & Kashmir: 2002: 18,000 -- 2003: 200,000
 - number of wooden house boats on Dal Lake (Srinagar): 1,500
 

TRENDS IN DOMESTIC & FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS INTO

KERALA (2000 TO 2007)

YEAR              DOMESTIC TOURIST         % VAR.   FOREIGN TOURISTS        % VAR.

2000                            5013221                      2.6                   209933                        3.8

2001                            5239692                      4.5                   208830                       -0.5

2002                            5568256                      6.3                   232564                      11.3

2003                            5871228                      5.4                   294621                       26.7

2004                            5972182                      1.7                   345546                       17.3

2005                            5946423                      -4.3                  346499                        .27

2006                            6271724                      5.47                 428534                        23.7

2007                            6642941                      5.92                 515808                      20.37

Month wise Foreign and Domestic Tourist arrivals in Kerala for 2007  are as shown below:

Sl. No.                          Month                                       Foreign                         Domestic

1                                  January                                     72,814                          588,620

2                                  February                                   66,131                          501,204

3                                  March                                       56,151                          485,722

4                                  April                                         34,487                          557,785

5                                  May                                          21,098                          639,712

6                                  June                                          18,262                          502,224

7                                  July                                          25,199                          478,781

8                                  August                                      35,563                          525,309

9                                  September                                 24,708                          529,847

10                                 October                                     33,534                          555,721

11                                 November                                 55,647                          618,908

12                                 December                                  72,214                          659,108

TOTAL                                    515,808                         6,642,941

Foreign Tourist arrival to Kerala during the year 2007 is 5,15,808. It shows an increase of

20.37 % over the previous year.

Domestic Tourist arrival to Kerala during the year 2007 is 66,42,941. It shows an increase

of 5.92 % over the previous year

Month wise tourist arrival in Kerala (2003 – 05)

DISTRICT WISE STATISTICS  OF TOURIST ARRIVAL IN KERALA

FOR THE YEAR 2007

Foreign                                    Domestic

Sl.No                      District                   2007       2006       % vari:over 2006 2007       2006        %vari:over 2006

1        THIRUVANANTHAPURAM  193,924   151,578                27.94       948,579     866,712            9.45

2                           KOLLAM                   8,854       7,918                11.82       145,524      122,998         18.31

3               PATHANAMTHITTA              547          346                58.09         60,988        57,032           6.94

4                         ALAPPUZHA            40,463      36,407               11.14        170,731      179,115         -4.68

5                        KOTTAYAM              27,358     26,543                  3.07        189,411      196,284         -3.50

6                            IDUKKI                   46,463     44,583                  4.22        505,229      515,182         -1.93

7                     ERNAKULAM             165,125   131,767                25.32     1,109,644   1,080,591          2.69

8                      THRISSUR                       4,645       4,142                12.14     1,546,576   1,398,014        10.63

9                       PALAKKAD                      615          809               -23.98       315,591      300,674          4.96

10                   MALAPPURAM               9,766      7,109                 37.38        313,200      303,844          3.08

11                       KOZHIKODE              10,020    11,154                -10.17        570,832     550,694           3.66

12                         WAYANAD                4,093       2,611                 56.76        256,190       225,923        13.40

13                          KANNUR                   3,067       2,730                 12.34        375,255       351,309          6.82

14                        KASARAGOD                868          837                   3.70        135,191      123,352           6.82

KERALA               515,808   428534                 20.37      6,642,941   6,271,724          5.92

Considering the district wise Foreign Tourist arrival, Pathanamthitta district shows the

highest variation of 58.09 % over 2006.

Considering the district wise Domestic Tourist arrival, Kollam district shows the highest

variation of 18.31 % over 2006

Tourism statistics at Thenmala for the year 2006-07.

TOURIST VISIT IN ORISSA FROM 1998-2007

Source: Statistical Bulletin, Government of Orissa DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM & CULTURE (tOURISM)

Tourists Statistics - Tamil Nadu

Year           Domestic                     Foreign               Total (in lakhs)

2002         246.61               8.05                  254.66

2003         270.59               9.02                  279.61

2004         300.77               10.58                311.35

2005         323.39               11.79                335.18

2006         392.14               13.35                405.49

2007         506.47               17.53                524.00

Domestic Tourists Statistics - Andhra Pradesh

Domestic Tourists Statistics - Gujarat

Domestic Tourists Statistics - Himachal Pradesh

Domestic Tourists Statistics - Jammu & Kashmir

Domestic Tourists Statistics - Rajasthan

Domestic Tourists Statistics - Uttranchal

In tourist Places(including pilgrims

In Important National Parks:

Domestic Tourists Statistics - Delhi

Source- State/U.T Tourism Departments

Number of Tourist Inflow in Manipur

Source: Tourism Department, Manipur

TOURIST INFLOW ASSAM

Kaziranga National Park

Manas National Park

Manas was closed for the tourists due to terrorist’s problem. It was opened only in the year 2005.