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Statistics Book 2007.pdf - Kerala Tourism

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TABLE 2.8.2<br />

RANKING OF COUNTRIES ACCORDING TO HIGHEST ARRIVALS - 2005 TO 2007<br />

Rank Nationality Tourist arrivals Nationality Tourist arrivals Nationality Tourist arrivals<br />

in 2005 in 2006 in 2007<br />

1 U.K 70,423 U.K 91,033 U.K 120,890<br />

2 Maldives 32,967 U.S.A 40,409 France 48,137<br />

3 France 27,791 France 37,923 U.S.A 39,433<br />

4 U.S.A 27,453 Maldives 29,687 Germany 35,848<br />

5 Germany 22,861 Germany 24,649 Maldives 22,642<br />

6 Italy 10,020 Italy 14,197 Italy 18,052<br />

7 Australia 9,962 Australia 12,460 Switzerland 16,097<br />

8 Switzerland 8,742 Switzerland 10,690 Australia 14,622<br />

9 Netherlands 7,554 Netherlands 10,488 Netherlands 12,738<br />

10 Canada 7,527 Canada 8,780 Canada 10,492<br />

11 Japan 6,055 Spain 6,981 Sweden 10,173<br />

12 Sri Lanka 4,741 Japan 6,954 Bangladesh 8,773<br />

13 Spain 4,595 Saudi Arabia 6,213 Saudi Arabia 8,560<br />

14 Sweden 4,593 Sweden 6,207 Spain 8,176<br />

15 Israel 3,161 Sri Lanka 5,787 U.A.E 8,174<br />

2.9. SEASONALITY IN FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS TO KERALA<br />

<strong>Kerala</strong> <strong>Tourism</strong> is aiming to change <strong>Kerala</strong> as a 365 days Tourist Destination. In 2007, the maximum<br />

number of Foreign Tourists visited <strong>Kerala</strong> during January followed by December.<br />

TABLE 2.9.1<br />

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec<br />

% of tourists<br />

to the total 14.12 12.82 10.89 6.68 4.09 3.55 4.89 6.89 4.79 6.50 10.78 14.00<br />

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