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Tourism in India is economically important and is growing rapidly. The World Travel & Tourism Council calculated that tourism generated or 6.6% of the nation's GDP in 2012.〔 It supported 39.5 million jobs, 7.7% of its total employment.〔 The sector is predicted to grow at an average annual rate of 7.9% till 2023 making India the third fastest growing tourism destination over the next decade.〔 India has a large medical tourism sector which is expected to grow at an estimated rate of 30% annually to reach about by 2015. About 22.57 million tourists arrived in India in 2014, compared to 19.95 million in 2013. This ranks India as the 38th country in the world in terms of foreign tourist arrivals. Domestic tourist visits to all states and Union Territories numbered 1,036.35 million in 2012, an increase of 16.5% from 2011. In 2014, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh were the most popular states for tourists. Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Agra have been the four most visited cities of India by foreign tourists during the year 2011. Worldwide, Chennai is ranked 38 by the number of foreign tourists, while Mumbai is ranked at 50, Delhi at 52 and Agra at 66 and Kolkata at 99.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Top 100 City Destinations Ranking - Analyst Insight from Euromonitor International )〕 The ''Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013 ''ranks India 65th out of 144 countries overall. The report ranks the price competitiveness of India's tourism sector 20th out of 144 countries. It mentions that India has quite good air transport (ranked 39th), particularly given the country’s stage of development, and reasonable ground transport infrastructure (ranked 42nd). Some other aspects of its tourism infrastructure remain somewhat underdeveloped however. The nation has very few hotel rooms per capita by international comparison and low ATM penetration.〔 The World Tourism Organization reported that India's receipts from tourism during 2012 ranked 16th in the world, and 7th among Asian and Pacific countries. The Ministry of Tourism designs national policies for the development and promotion of tourism. In the process, the Ministry consults and collaborates with other stakeholders in the sector including various Central Ministries/agencies, state governments, Union Territories and the representatives of the private sector. Concerted efforts are being made to promote new forms of tourism such as rural, cruise, medical and eco-tourism.〔 The Ministry also maintains the Incredible India campaign. ==Gallery== File:Houseboats at Kerala Backwaters.jpg|Houseboat in Kerala backwaters File:Beachtale.JPG|Kandolim beach in Goa File:Munshi Ghat in Varanasi.jpg|Munshi Ghat in Varanasi File:Udaipur City Palace November 2013.jpg|A view of Udaipur's City Palace with Lake Pichola File:Rann Utsav Begins (11475093753).jpg|Rann Utsav at Rann of Kutch 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tourism in India」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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