Tourist Arrival Goes up by Six Percent – Increase in Foreign Exchange Earnings
Despite negative signals from the global economy, the number of foreign tourist arrivals in the country in 2012 (up to November) showed an increase of about 6 % over the same period of 2011. During the period January- November 2012, 58.99 lakh tourists visited India against 55.72 lakh in 2011.Similarly foreign exchange earnings from tourismin rupee terms during 2012 ( …