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The contribution of domestic tourists and tourism to the Indian economy has remained largely unsung. Domestic tourist visits have been growing at an astonishing pace in recent decades. In 2000, there were 220 million domestic tourist visits. The number has grown almost nine-fold to 1.82 billion in 2018. A substantial proportion of this is religious tourism. But whether you spend on a pilgrimage to Kedarnath or skiing in Kufri, it all adds to the same GDP. Foreign tourist arrivals have also grown, but by a much modest proportion in comparison: from six million in 2000 to 24.7 million in 2016. While a typical foreign tourist spends much more than a domestic tourist, the sheer volume of domestic tourism points to its enormous contribution. Between 2011 and 2016, the number of domestic tourist visits almost doubled from 865 million to 1.61 billion. Foreign tourists arrivals increased by only a quarter from 20 million to 25 million during this period. tourism is a highly labour-intensive industry. A substantial amount of money spent on tourism will go directly into creating jobs and raising incomes. International tourism receipts in destinations around the world
grew by 3.6% in 2015, in line with the 4.4% increase in international arrivals. For the fourth consecutive year, international tourism grew faster than world merchandise trade, raising tourisms share in worlds exports to 7% in 2016. The total export value from international tourism amounted to US$ 1.4 trillion.

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