India ranks 34th in World Travel Tourism Competitiveness Index

According to the reports, tourism in India is seeing an upward trend as India ranks 34th position on world travel and tourism competitiveness index. With this, India moves up six places up, and this has been driven by the rich natural and cultural resources, alongside strong price competitiveness.
The report stated, “India, which accounts for the majority of South Asia's T&T (travel and tourism) GDP, remains the sub-region's most competitive T&T economy, moving up six places to rank 34th globally. India showed the greatest percentage improvement to its overall Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) score, which has helped it become the only lower-middle income country in the top 35.”


China, Mexico, Malaysia, Thailand, Brazil, and India currently stand out in the Cultural Resources and Business Travel Pillar as per the report. All of these nations are not high-income economies but still rank in the top 35.
The report further stated that India has better air infrastructure, ranked at 33rd; group and port infrastructure ranked at 28th; international openness ranked at 51st; and natural resources ranked at 14th; and cultural resources ranked at 8th place. India improved on many fronts, such as business environment, overall T&T policy, enabling conditions, infrastructure, and information and communications technology.

In the departments of environment, tourist service infrastructure, and environmental sustainability, India still needs improvement.