Tourism in India
In the year 2009, 5.11 million foreign tourists visited India.
Majority of foreign tourists come from USA and UK. Rajasthan,Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Pondicherry, Goa, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
were the top four states to receive inbound tourists.
Domestic tourism in the same year was massive at 650 million.
Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu received the big share of these visitors.
According to World Travel and Tourism Council, India will be a tourism hotspot from 2009–2018,
having the highest 10-year growth potential. The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2007
ranked tourism in India 6th in terms of price competitiveness and 39th in terms of safety and security.
Despite short- and medium-term setbacks, such as shortage of hotel rooms,
tourism revenues are expected to surge by 42% from 2007 to 2017. India's 5,000 years of history,
its length, breadth and the variety of geographic features make its tourism basket large and varied. It presents heritage and cultural tourism along with medical, business and sports tourism.
India has a growing medical tourism sector. The 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi are expected to significantly boost tourism in India.
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