JSB Market Research : Travel and Tourism in India to 2018

Reasons To Buy
Take strategic business decisions using historic and forecast market data
related to Indias travel and tourism sector.
Understand the demand-side dynamics within the travel and tourism
sector in India, along with key market trends and growth opportunities.
Key Highlights
India has a number of tourist attractions owing to its geographical location and
cultural diversity. These range from the Himalaya mountains to the Thar desert,
the Sundarban and Kaziranga forest reserves, Maharashtra’s cultural heritage,
Goa’s beaches and Portuguese culture, the Indian Ocean, the Ganges and the
Brahmaputra valleys. According to the Union Ministry of Tourism, Maharashtra
was the most-visited state in India in 2012, attracting 24.6% of the country’s total
foreign visitors in 2012, owning to its cultural heritage, beaches and rural
tourism. Maharashtra’s capital Mumbai is the country’s major commercial hub,
and houses the film industry. Goa recorded a 12% growth in total tourist arrivals
in 2013 over 2012, with 3.1 million tourists in 2013. This was due to its beaches,
Portuguese culture and churches.
Domestic tourism expenditure in India valued at INR2.9 trillion (US$49.8 billion)
in 2013, while inbound tourism expenditure totaled INR344.2 billion (US$5.9
billion). As suggested by these figures, domestic tourist volumes were higher: 1.2
billion tourists in 2013, compared to 6.8 million inbound tourists in same period.
The total number of domestic trips increased from 668.8 million in 2009 to 1.2
billion in 2013, at a review-period CAGR of 15.9%, driven by an increase in mean
household income and the spending power of domestic consumers. Government
JSB Market Research Pvt. Ltd.
Email ID- contact@jsbmarketresearch.com
Tel No- 91 2241236650 / +91 - 998 729 5242
Published by- http:/www.jsbmarketresearch.com/