Domestic tourists to India expected to touch 1,570 million by 2017

With the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) predicting India to be the third fastest growing country in the globe in travel and tourism demand over the next 10 years, experts said time was ripe for the country to meet demands from increased number of tourist. "With the enormous tourism potential in India, the time could not be better for the industry to launch new leisure real estate models that will meet the needs of the evolving consumer," Group RCI Chairman and CEO Kenneth N May said.