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- The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting restrictions saw the foreign tourist arrivals in India dip by 44.5% in 2021.
- While in 2020, 2.74 million foreign tourists had visited India, in 2021, the number was 1.52 million.
- The arrival of NRIs, however, are increased by 52.6% in 2021 compared to 2020.
- The number of foreign tourist arrivals during 2019 was 10.93 million.
- In 2021, the top 15 countries from which foreign tourists arrived in India included the U.S., the U.K., Bangladesh, Canada, Nepal, Afghanistan and Australia.
- These nations accounted for nearly 81% of foreign tourist arrivals in India last year.
- Air travel was the most favoured mode of travel for foreign tourists with 87.5% opting for it.
- The number of Indian nationals departing the country saw a rise in 2021 as compared to 2020.
- In 2021, 8.55 million Indian nationals departed the country as compared to 7.29 million in 2020 — a 7.3% increase.
- The UAE was the top destination for Indians in 2021, followed by the U.S., Qatar, Oman and the U.K.
- Domestic tourism in India saw a minor revival with an increase of 11.05%.
- In 2020, the number of domestic tourists was 610.22 million, in 2021 it was 677.33 million.
- The vice president of India Jagdeep Dhankar also gave away the National Tourism Awards for 2018-19 with Uttarakhand, Maharashtra and Telangana getting the top places.
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