Visitor arrivals to India up 1.3% in Jan-2020, arrivals on e-tourist visa up 31%

India's Ministry of Tourism reported (21-Feb-2020) foreign tourist arrivals to India for Jan-2020. Details include:

• Foreign tourist arrivals: 1.1 million, +1.3% year-on-year;
  • Share of top 15 source countries:
    • Bangladesh: 18.68%;
    • US: 15.34%;
    • UK: 9.68%;
    • Canada: 4.51%;
    • Australia: 4.01%;
    • Russia: 3.75%;
    • Malaysia: 2.89%;
    • China: 2.86%;
    • France: 2.54%;
    • Germany: 2.37%;
    • Sri Lanka: 2.24%;
    • Japan: 2.06%;
    • Thailand: 1.52%;
    • South Korea: 1.47%;
    • Nepal: 1.41%;
• Arrivals on e-tourist Visa: 381,267, +31.0%;
  • Share of top 15 source countries:
    • UK: 12.9%;
    • US: 11.5%;
    • Russia: 8.8%;
    • China: 6.1%;
    • Malaysia: 5.3%;
    • Canada: 5.1%;
    • France: 4.9%;
    • Australia: 4.1%;
    • Germany: 3.8%;
    • Thailand: 2.7%;
    • Italy: 2.6%;
    • Israel: 1.7%
    • South Korea: 1.6%;
    • Oman: 1.6%;
    • Singapore: 1.4%. [more - original PR]