166 per cent rise in foreign tourist arrivals in India in 2023: Kishan Reddy

Panaji: The number of foreign tourists who arrived in India this year during January-April is 166 per cent more than the figures for the corresponding period in 2022, Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Tuesday.

He said this in his address at the inaugural session of the fourth G20 Tourism Working Group (TWG) meeting here. Reddy also said that after the COVID-19 pandemic, foreign tourist arrivals in India have increased. "The number of foreign tourists who arrived in India this year during January-April is 166 per cent higher than the figures for the corresponding period in 2022," Reddy said. "India's inbound travel is expected to reach to pre-pandemic level in 2023," he asserted.

Later at a press conference here, Reddy said it was a "matter of happiness" that the concluding meeting of the TWG is taking place in Goa.