Growth in foreign tourist arrivals at 5-year low
Growth in foreign tourist arrivals in India dropped to a five-year low of 4% in 2015, with a total of around 80 lakh visiting the country, according to the Ministry of Tourism. Similarly, foreign exchange earnings growth from tourism also fell to a five-year low of 0.1% at $19.67 billion. Analysts attributed the decline to the global financial slowdown. 