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Tour operators gain on decent rise in tourist arrivals in December

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Shares of two tour and travel operators gained by 1.43% to 3.06% at 11:55 IST on BSE after Foreign Tourist Arrivals to India increased 6.8% to 8.77 lakh in December 2014 over December 2013.

Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was up 266.26 points, or 0.99%, to 27,175.08.

Shares of tour operators, Cox & Kings (up 1.43%) and Thomas Cook (India) (up 3.06%) edged higher.

Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) to India increased 6.8% to 8.77 lakh in December 2014 over December 2013, data released yesterday, 7 January 2015 showed. FTAs during the period January- December 2014 exhibited an accelerated growth of 7.1% to 74.62 lakh, as compared to the FTAs of 69.68 lakh with a growth of 5.9% during January- December 2013 over the corresponding period of 2012.

 

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First Published: Jan 08 2015 | 11:44 AM IST

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