![]() The report ranked the price competitiveness of India's tourism sector 13th out of 140 countries. The last edition of the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report, published in 2019, had ranked India 34th out of 140 countries overall. The World Economic Forum's Travel and Tourism Development Index 2021, which replaced its previous Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report, ranks India 54th out of 117 countries overall. As of 2017, worldwide, Delhi is ranked 28th by the number of foreign tourist arrivals, while Mumbai is ranked 30th, Chennai 43rd, Agra 45th, Jaipur 52nd and Kolkata 90th. Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Agra and Jaipur were the five most visited cities of India by foreign tourists during the year 2015. In 2014, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh were the most popular states for tourists. In 2012, National Geographic's Traveller magazine named the state Kerala as one of the "ten paradises of the world" and "50 must see destinations of a lifetime". ![]() Domestic tourist visits to all states and union territories numbered 1,036.35 million in 2012, an increase of 16.5% from 2011. This makes India the 22nd most visited nation in the world and 8th in Asia and Pacific. India has bigger domestic tourist population so it's not dependent on foreign tourist much. Īccording to the Ministry of Tourism, over 6.19 million and 1.52 million foreign tourists arrived in India in 20 respectively compared to 10.93 million in 2019, representing a -44% degrowth. In 2014, 184,298 foreign patients travelled to India to seek medical treatment. India has established itself as the 5th largest global travel healthcare destination with an estimated market size of around $9 billion in 2019, out of the total global travel healthcare industry of $44.8 billion(2019). The sector is predicted to grow at an annual rate of 7.8% to ₹33.8 lakh crore (US$420 billion) by 2031 (7.2% of GDP). Even though, these numbers were lower than the pre-pandemic figures the country's economy witnessed a significant growth in 2021 after the massive downturn during 2020. The World Travel and Tourism Council calculated that tourism generated ₹13.2 lakh crore (US$170 billion) or 5.8% of India's GDP and supported 32.1 million jobs in 2021. Forbes magazine ranked India as the 7th most beautiful country in 'The 50 Most Beautiful Countries In The World' rankings. Unlike other sectors, tourism is not a priority sector for Government of India. Tourism in India is 4.6% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP).
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