Statistics Book 2007.pdf - Kerala Tourism

11.1.30 Average Daily Expenditure
Among the domestic tourists of the survey period, nearly 38-57% spent more than Rs.1500/- per day.
Nearly 6-15% spent more than Rs.5000/- per day. Average expenditure by domestic Non-Keralite tourist
was Rs.1752, Rs.2750, and 2651 for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 respectively. Table 11.1.50 gives the
percentage distribution of tourists according to expenditure range in Kerala. Graph 11.1.20 shows the
distribution of tourists according to expenditure range.
Table 11.1.50
AVERAGE DAILY EXPENDITURE IN KERALA
Expenditure 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2004-07
(Rs.) No. % No. % No. % No. %
Up to Rs. 500 3569 28.8 2148 15.6 6673 17.3 12390 19.1
501- 1500 4163 33.6 3732 27.1 9980 25.8 17875 27.6
1501-3000 2689 21.7 2851 20.7 8056 20.8 13596 21.0
3001-5000 1301 10.5 2975 21.6 8243 21.3 12519 19.3
5001-8000 533 4.3 1639 11.9 5367 13.9 7539 11.6
8001+ 136 1.1 428 3.1 338 0.9 902 1.4
Total 12391 100 13773 100 38657 100 64821 100
Average 1752/- 2750/- 2651/- 2384/-
Graph 11.1.20
Percentage of Expenditure
11.1.31 Return Journey
Table 11.1.51 gives that nearly 65-90% of the tourists decided to go back to their home after their tour
of Kerala. Average for the three years shows that 80.6% goes back to their home.
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