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Increase in foreign tourist arrivals
By Our Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI
DEC. 27.
International tourist arrivals to the country have shown a steady growth this year.
There had been an increase of 14.6 per cent over last year, making India one of the hottest destinations.
While in October the total number of arrivals was put at 2.46 lakhs, in November it went up to 2.81 lakhs, a nearly 15 per cent rise over the last year figure, official sources said here.
After depressing times and global downturn in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S., Iraq war and outbreak of SARS, this tourist season has seen India emerging among the top 10 ``must see'' countries in several surveys undertaken by travel and hospitality sectors.
The National Geographic Traveller has also featured India as an ``experience of lifetime.''
The winter season has also seen revival of tourism in Jammu and Kashmir.
Hospitality industry sources say that most of the luxury hotels in the Capital have seen their occupancy charts soaring with bookings going up to 80 to 85 per cent.
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