Tourists arrived on e-Tourist Visa register a growth of 955.9% in January-June 2015 over the same period last year

42% tourists arrived on e-Tourist visa in June 2015 were from the US.

The following are the important highlights of e-Tourist Visa during June, 2015:

(i) During the month of June, 2015 a total of 15,557 tourists arrived on e-Tourist Visa as compared to 2,112 during the month of June, 2014 registering a growth of 636.6%.

(ii) During January-June, 2015 a total of 1,26,214 tourists arrived on e-Tourist Visa as compared to 11,953 during January-June, 2014 registering a growth of 955.9% .

(iii) This high growth may be attributed to introduction of e-Tourist Visa for 76 countries as against coverage of earlier TVoA scheme for 12 countries.

You might also like

Trends

Ethiopian marks African Aviation History with 100th Aircraft

Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of its 100th aircraft, Boeing 787 Dreamliner recently leading the way in fleet expansion and modernization in Africa. As part of Ethiopian Corporate Social Responsibility

Aviation

SriLankan Airlines Carries Out Urgent Humanitarian Relief Mission to Myanmar

SriLankan Airlines has successfully concluded a critical humanitarian relief mission to Myanmar today (5 April 2025), undertaken at the request of the Government of Sri Lanka. The operation involved the

Slider

India airline move to support Doha’s aviation hub plan

After a long turbulent patch, India’s aviation industry is finally taking off. The country is projected to be the world’s third-largest aviation market by 2020 and the largest by 2030.