India’s Ministry of Tourism released a report based on data from the Bureau of Immigration that says the number of overseas travelers to India grew 15 percent year-on-year. For the period January – July 2017 foreign travel arrivals numbered 5,674,000 , compared to 4,903,000 in the corresponding time period last year.
Considering the number of arrivals, Bangladesh has emerged on top of the chart, with a share of 20.12 percent, followed by tourists from the United States of America (16.26 percent) and United Kingdom (10.88 percent).
Travelers arriving on e-visas have registered a year-on-year growth of 73.3 percent — a total of 119,000 tourists arrived on an e-Tourist Visa as compared to 68,000 in July last year. USA and U.K. were at the top two spots in terms of countries availing e- Tourist Visa facilities in July 2017, with percentage shares of 12.9 and 12 respectively.
The international airport at New Delhi received the highest number of foreign travelers, reports Business Standard.
Last updated: December 26th, 2025
