India's Tourism Setback: Sharp Drop in Travel Ranking Since 2019
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While the future of India's travel and tourism sector looks promising, the reality right now is a bit different and that's exactly what the World Economic Forum's index reflects.
India has experienced a significant drop in the World Economic Forum's travel and tourism rankings since 2019, falling 10 places to the 39th position. This decline has come despite the sector's overall growth and the nation's natural and cultural assets.
The index comes out every two years and evaluates 119 countries on a range of tourism development factors.
India showed strong gains in the index since 2021, but the comparison is to 2019 shows it has more ground to make up. India came in behind China and Brazil. Among the world's top 10 eco
