Visitor arrivals to India up 2% in 1H2019, arrivals on e-tourist visa up 22%

India's Ministry of Tourism reported (28-Jul-2019) foreign tourist arrivals to India for Jun-2019 and 1H2019. Details include:

• Jun-2019:
  • Foreign tourist arrivals: 721,015, +5.4% year-on-year;
    • Share of top 15 source countries:
      • Bangladesh: 29.61%;
      • US: 19.94%;
      • UK: 5.62%;
      • Malaysia: 3.14%;
      • China: 2.74%;
      • Australia: 2.48%;
      • Singapore: 2.40%;
      • Japan: 2.32%;
      • Sri Lanka: 2.20%;
      • Canada: 2.08%;
      • France: 1.78%;
      • Germany: 1.66%;
      • South Korea: 1.51%
      • Nepal: 1.21%;
      • Maldives: 0.95%;
  • Arrivals on e-tourist Visa: 124,347, +28.7%;
    • Share of top 15 source countries:
      
      • US: 17.0%;
      • China: 9.4%;
      • UK: 8.5%;
      • Malaysia: 6.6%;
      • Singapore: 4.4%;
      • France: 4.1%;
      • Australia: 3.8%;
      • Germany: 3.1%;
      • Oman: 3.0%
      • Canada: 2.9%;
      • Japan: 2.3%;
      • Italy: 1.9%;
      • Spain: 1.7%;
      • Israel: 1.7%;
      • South Korea: 1.7%;
• Six months ended Jun-2019:
  • Foreign tourist arrivals: 5.3 million, +2.2%;
  • Arrivals on e-tourist Visa: 1.4 million, +22.3%. [more - original PR]