Augmenting tourism infra, projection of India as 365 days’ destination needs to be constantly worked upon: Tourism Ministry
Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) of 9.24 million (provisional estimates) with a growth of 43.5% over the same period of the previous year. This accounted for foreign exchange earnings of 2,31,927 crores (provisional estimates) with a growth of 65.74%, as per the annual report 2023-2024 released Friday by the Ministry of Tourism.
As per the report, augmenting tourism infrastructure, easing of visa regime, projection of the country as a 365 days’ tourist destination are some of the policy areas which need to be constantly worked upon to increase and facilitate tourism in India.
The report stated that identification, diversification, development, and promotion of niche tourism products in the country is the initiative of the ministry to overcome the aspect of ‘seasonality’ and to promote India as a 365 days’ destination to attract tourists with specific interest, and to ensure repeat visits. “Thus, new products may be added in due course. The Ministry of Tourism has constituted task forces and committees for the promotion of golf, medical, wellness, cruise and adventure tourism in the country,” stated the report.
The report said that domestic tourism together with inbound tourism has emerged as a key driver of economic growth, and as per the data furnished by state and UT governments and other information available with the Ministry of Tourism, there were 1731.01 million Domestic Tourist Visits (DTVs) all over the country during the year 2022.
Facilitating visa regime is a prerequisite for increasing inbound
