Visitor arrivals to India up 3% in 2019, arrivals on e-tourist visa up 24%

India's Ministry of Tourism reported (16-Jan-2020) foreign tourist arrivals to India for Dec-2019 and for the 12 months ended Dec-2019. Details include:

• Dec-2019:
  • Foreign tourist arrivals: 1.2 million, +2.9% year-on-year;
    • Share of top 15 source countries:
      • Bangladesh: 20.58%;
      • US: 17.82%;
      • UK: 8.82%;
      • Australia: 5.86%;
      • Canada: 3.65%;
      • Russia: 3.32%;
      • China: 3.12%;
      • Malaysia: 2.82%;
      • Germany: 1.94%;
      • Sri Lanka: 1.93%;
      • Singapore: 1.90%;
      • Japan: 1.75%;
      • France: 1.58%;
      • Thailand: 1.51%;
      • Italy: 1.38%;
  • Arrivals on e-tourist Visa: 377,092, +22.3%;
    • Share of top 15 source countries:
      • US: 14.79%;
      • UK: 11.05%;
      • Russia: 8.36%;
      • China: 7.65%;
      • Malaysia: 5.49%;
      • Australia: 5.20%;
      • Canada: 4.22%;
      • France: 3.28%;
      • Germany: 3.21%;
      • Thailand: 3.03%;
      • Italy: 2.84%;
      • South Africa: 2.03%;
      • Singapore: 1.87%;
      • Japan: 1.62%;
      • Israel: 1.55%
• 12 months ended Dec-2019:
  • Foreign tourist arrivals: 10.9 million, +3.2%;
  • Arrivals on e-tourist Visa: 2.4 million, +23.6%. [more - original PR]