India ranks 52nd in global travel & tourism competitiveness index

India has moved up to 52nd place overall in the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness in 2015, compared to 65th rank in 2013.

The biennial report, ‘The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2015: Growth through Shocks‘, released by the World

Economic Forum (WEF), has been topped by Spain. It is followed by France, Germany, USA, Britain, Switzerland, Australia, Italy, Japan and Canada in the top 10. “Travel & Tourism already accounts for 5 per cent of India’s employment and its huge potential for further growth is made visible by comparing the country’s 7 million international visitors to China’s 55 million,” the report says.  India’s natural resources (17th) are vast and diverse and its cultural resources (10th) include a unique intangible heritage (8th).
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