Indian domestic tourists cross one billion mark

Initial estimates of foreign tourist arrivals in 2013 show a falling growth of around four percent, less than the five percent growth in 2012

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Bringing cheer to travel companies faced with a drop in foreign tourist arrivals in  last year, the government said domestic tourism crossed the one billion mark in 2012.

The tourism ministry, in a statement here Friday, said provisional figures showed there were 1,036.35 million domestic tourists during 2012 -- which is a 16.5 percent increase over the 864.53 million recorded in 2011.

Initial estimates of foreign tourist arrivals in 2013 show a falling growth of around four percent, less than the five percent growth in 2012.

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