infrastructure, accessibility and marketing have helped Indian tourism in achieving high growth, Tourism Secretary Shilabhadra Banerjee said here Friday. Speaking at the inauguration of the South Asia Travel and Trade Exchange (SATTE) Open World travel and tourism fair, he said India is attracting more foreign travellers and is witnessing a consistently high growth in the tourism sector for the past three years.
Last year, an estimated five million tourists visited the country, compared to 4.45 million in 2006 and 3.92 million in 2005.
“Improvement in accessibility, infrastructure and marketing have helped India to register high growth in tourism,” he said.
