Citation:

Dr. Arya S, Dr. Pradeep Kumar B. "Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India: A Demographic and Economic Analysis" International Research Journal of Economics and Management Studies, Vol. 4, No. 7, pp. 7-15, 2025.

Abstract:

The trend in Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) of a country can be considered as a proxy for the demand for tourism in that country. Viewing from this point, the analysis of the FTAs of a country assumes utmost significance in understanding the tourism sector of a country. The present paper intends to undertake a demographic and economic analysis of FTAs of India, an emerging economy in the Asian continent. The paper makes an attempt to understand the trend in FTAs, their age structure, gender, purpose of visit and Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEE) that are owed only to the FTAs. Drawing on data on tourism during the period 2011 to 2022, the study has found that the growth rate of FTAs in India hovered around 23.60 percent. Despite adverse consequences created by COVID-19, the Indian tourism sector has shown its resilience by registering a jump in growth rate in the post-COVID years. The study has revealed the domination of males and the middle-aged among the tourists visiting India. The study has shown that the Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEE) from FTAs almost moved in tandem with the trend in the FTAs.

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Keywords:

Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs), Age, Gender, Purpose of Visit, Foreign Exchange Earning (FEE), Covid-19.