India’s tourism sector is on a roll!

India has been experiencing an increased inflow of foreign tourist lately. According to the Tourism Ministry Data, there has been a growth of 12.6 per cent in foreign tourist arrival in September 2010 over September 2009 as compared to a negative growth of 4.1 per cent registered in September 2009 over September 2008.

There were 38.36 lakh foreign visitors during January-September period this year with a growth rate of 10 per cent as compared to 34.88 lakh visitors for the same period last year.
The foreign exchange earnings this year from the tourism has also gone up considerably as compared to last year. It is expected that tourism as a sector would gain a lot of popularity in the coming years creating sustainable employment opportunities on a reasonable scale for the Indians.

Source: Rediff