2. In the year 2004, foreign tourists spent around 15.4 billion US dollars in total to visit India.
3. India is ranked in the top three as a country with adventure tourism destinations.
4. Compared to many worldwide countries, India is ranked at ninth place in terms of its tourism.
5. The top five countries where tourists travel to India from are: USA, UK, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Canada.
6.Top five states visited by foreign tourists include: Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan.
7.The Ministry of Tourism in India promotes tourism in India mainly through a campaign named Incredible India (shown above). 8.India is visited by so many tourists due to the heritage sites, cultural attractions, beaches, landmarks, the Indian civilization, Indian cuisine, health and wellness(yoga and Ayurveda) and shopping.
9. India welcomes over 5 million foreign tourists and 562 domestic tourist visits a year.
10. The Commonwealth Games, held in Delhi in 2010 boosted the tourism industry quite a bit.
http://www.nriol.com/indiantourism/about-tourism.asp
http://indiatourismonline.blogspot.com/2011/02/india-tourism-vital-facts-and-figures.html
Pictures:
http://www.atrip4india.com/indian-cities/mahabalipuram.html
http://www.easydestination.net/blog/media/1/IncredibleIndia30s.jpg
