Corporate

Tourist arrivals hit by swine flu scare

Swine flu scare seems to have kept away many foreigners from visiting India, as there is a downward trend in tourist arrivals. - Department moots eco-tourism panel - ITDC signs MoU with six developers for hotels - Dissidents refuse to meet Yeddyurappa - Pune Swine Flu toll rises to 99 - Crisis in Karnataka BJP continues - Pune swine flu toll climbs to 97 India received 448,493 foreign tourists in October this year as against 452,566 in the same period last year, a 0.9 percent decrease. A total of 4,023,088 foreign tourists visited the country between January and October this year as against 4,323,729 last year. Attributing the negative growth to the swine flu scare, Tourism Minister Kumari Selja said: "Tourist arrivals is witnessing a downturn due to the swine flu scare. However, our forex earnings are going up these days." There is a 13.1 per cent growth in foreign exchange earnings in October (Rs 4,806 crores) as compared to the corresponding period last year (Rs 4,248 crore). "We have earned Rs 42,395 crore as forex till October this year as against Rs 40,712 crores in January-October period last year," said a senior Tourism Ministry official.

car rental Singapore commented:

Nice information for the tourists. I thing this information is useful for the tourists and in addition to this it will also help the concerned authorities to take the necessary action against this flu so that overall number of visitors can be resumed

28.02.2012

budget hotels in valencia commented:

Large number of people look for this information but they cannot get effective one. I really thanks you for sharing it

16.03.2012

car hire in singapore commented:

A best discussion on the topic according to me, better content, informative post and effective planning to post are something I noticed about it

16.04.2012

kl to singapore commented:

A best discussion on the topic according to me, better content, informative post and effective planning to post are something I noticed about it

15.05.2012


Add your comment:
Name:
Site address: http://
Your message:
Enter today\\\\'s date, 2 digits
(spam protection):

News of the day
Union Bank Q3 profit slides 20% to Rs 534 cr
Public sector lender Union Bank of India (UBI) today said its net profit declined by 20.48 per cent to Rs 534.13 crore for the third quarter ended December over the same period in the previous fiscal.
Popular Articles

Handset maker Coolpad plans R&D unit in India
Coolpad Communications, a subsidiary of the Hong Kong-listed China Wireless Technologies that manufactures dual handsets, is planning an R&D unit in India by 2011. The company will decide on the exact location in India where the proposed R&D centre will be located towards the end of 2010, Coolpad’s managing director Sami Al-Lawati said here on Tuesday.

Ester Industries Q4 net up ten-fold
Plastic goods maker Ester Industries today said it has registered a more than ten-fold increase in its net profit at Rs 10.8 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, against Rs one crore in the same period last year.