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NEW DELHI: Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) to India in 2024 is expected to surpass the number during pre-pandemic time, reported news agency ANI citing experts. Industry experts believe that India is emerging to be a preferred destination for travellers amid increased conflicts in West Asia and the shift of foreign tourists from Chinaafter the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to the report citing recent tourism data, there has been an annual growth of 305.4 per cent in foreign tourist arrivals (FTA) in 2023. In 2023, 9.23 million foreign tourists visited India. Although the FTAs arrival tally is still less than the pre-pandemic number of 10.93 million in 2019, experts believe 2024 numbers will surpass it.
“In the last 12 months the inbound tourism has grown, and the hotels have had probably the best year ever. I think this trend is going to continue at double-digit growth for the next two to three years,” Dipak Deva, MD, Travel Corporation of India, at an event ‘Tres 2024’ on the tourism industry by Tres India.
