Visitor arrivals to India up 2% in Aug-2019, arrivals on e-tourist visa up 11%

India's Ministry of Tourism reported (22-Sep-2019) foreign tourist arrivals to India for Aug-2019. Details include:

• Foreign tourist arrivals: 798,587, +1.6% year-on-year;
  • Share of top 15 source countries:
    • Bangladesh: 31.33%;
    • US: 10.33%;
    • UK: 8.01%;
    • Sri Lanka: 5.75%;
    • Malaysia: 3.98%;
    • China: 2.55%;
    • Japan: 2.53%;
    • Australia: 2.25%;
    • France: 2.07%;
    • Canada: 2.02%;
    • Singapore: 1.94%;
    • Germany: 1.85%;
    • Nepal: 1.71%;
    • Italy: 1.37%
    • Spain: 1.34%;
• Arrivals on e-tourist Visa: 166,424, +10.6%;
  • Share of top 15 source countries:
    
    • US: 9.71%;
    • UK: 9.54%;
    • Malaysia: 8.94%;
    • China: 8.08%;
    • Spain: 5.15%;
    • France: 5.07%;
    • Italy: 4.47%;
    • United Arab Emirates: 3.56%;
    • Singapore: 3.34%;
    • Australia: 3.25%;
    • Germany: 3.24%;
    • Japan: 2.89%;
    • Israel: 2.57%;
    • Canada: 2.56%;
    • Oman: 1.87%. [more - original PR]