Statistics Book 2007.pdf - Kerala Tourism
Statistics Book 2007.pdf - Kerala Tourism
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TABLE 2.5.6<br />
FINANCIAL YEAR-WISE TOURIST ARRIVALS TO KERALA<br />
Financial Year Foreign Tourists % of Increase Domestic Tourists % of Increase<br />
1995 – 1996 151081 — 3629971 —<br />
1996 – 1997 178814 18.36 4689775 29.2<br />
1997 – 1998 190476 6.52 4707611 0.38<br />
1998 – 1999 195035 2.39 4782576 1.59<br />
1999 – 2000 189347 -2.92 5679247 18.75<br />
2000 – 2001 229222 21.06 5074915 -10.64<br />
2001 – 2002 202177 -11.8 5213390 2.73<br />
2002 – 2003 258042 27.63 5665661 8.68<br />
2003 – 2004 315406 22.23 5929505 4.65<br />
2004 – 2005 339630 7.68 5935496 0.12<br />
2005 – 2006 382986 12.77 6045363 1.85<br />
2006 – 2007 468658 22.37 6387724 5.66<br />
2007 - 2008 554921 18.41 6879885 7.70<br />
2.6. TIME OF VISIT<br />
<strong>Kerala</strong> <strong>Tourism</strong> is aiming to change <strong>Kerala</strong> into a 365 days tourist destination. During 2007, the maximum<br />
number of foreign tourists arrived in January followed by December. The most number of foreign tourists<br />
arrived during the 1st quarter of the year 2007, constituting 37.82% with 195096 tourists followed by 4th<br />
quarter constituting 31.29% with 161395 tourists, the 3rd quarter constituting 16.57% with 85470 tourists<br />
and the 2nd quarter constituting 14.32% with 7347 tourists.<br />
During 2007, the maximum number of domestic tourists constituting 1833737 (27.60%) arrived during the<br />
4th quarter followed by the 2nd quarter constituting 1699721 tourists (25.59%), the 1st quarter constituting<br />
1575546 tourists (23.72%) and the 3rd quarter constituting 1533937 tourists (23.09%).<br />
Quarterly breakup of the last five year’s figures is given in the following Table 2.6.1<br />
TABLE 2.6.1<br />
QUARTERLY COMPARISON – 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007<br />
NUMBER OF TOURISTS<br />
FOREIGN 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007<br />
I – Quarter 1,03,269 1,24,054 118138 154972 195096<br />
II – Quarter 43,601 51,150 48349 69056 73847<br />
III – Quarter 54,317 65,672 62055 74287 85470<br />
IV – Quarter 93,434 1,04,670 117957 130219 161395<br />
Total 2,94,621 3,45,546 3,46,499 428534 515808<br />
DOMESTIC 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007<br />
I – Quarter 1,339,015 13,97,292 1360606 1,459,546 1575546<br />
II – Quarter 1,531,353 15,05,555 1508273 1600528 1699721<br />
III – Quarter 1,388,243 14,55,473 1436227 1507558 1533937<br />
IV – Quarter 1,612,617 16,13,862 1641317 1704092 1833737<br />
Total 58,71,228 59,72,182 59,46,423 6,271,724 6,642,941<br />
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