India emerges as second-largest source of US tourists, says brand USA Ceo | WATCH
India is one of the fastest growing markets in the world for US tourism and 2.2 million Indians travelled to America in 2024, which is a 24 per cent growth over the previous years
India is the second largest overseas market for the US in terms of tourist arrivals and the healthy growth in Indians visiting America is expected to continue in 2025, Brand USA CEO Fred Dixon has said.
Remarkable Growth in Indian Tourist Arrivals
India is one of the fastest growing markets in the world for US tourism and 2.2 million Indians travelled to America in 2024, which is a 24 percent growth over the previous years. It's almost a 50 percent growth since 2019, he told in an interview. Asked about the share of Indian tourists among all tourists who visited the US, he said India has climbed each year in terms of its importance to the US in ranking.
VIDEO | Hyderabad: Fred Dixon, CEO of Brand USA, highlighted India's significant role in driving tourism to the United States.
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India's Position Among Top Source Markets
"In 2024, India has moved to the second largest overseas market. Just behind the UK and just ahead of Germany," said Dixon, who was in Hyderabad for an India sales mission.
Given the rapid growth in the last two years, Indians visiting the US is expected to continue in 2025, he said. A record number of visitor visas were issued to Indians last year and five million Indians today hold valid visas to visit the United States, Dixon said.
Increased Visa Appointments for Indian Travellers
An additional 2.50 lakh visa interviews have been announced, he said. The US mission in India on December 27, 2024, said it issued more than one million non-immigrant visas for the second year in a row, including a record number of visitor visas, underscoring the huge demand of Indians for travel to the US. Indian travellers have contributed $20 billion to the US economy in 2023, Dixon said.
Preparations for Future Events Boosting Tourism
He also said the US is gearing up for the FIFA World Cup in 2026, which is expected to see a huge number of fans visiting the country. The tourism infrastructure has largely been unaffected due to the recent wildfire in California, Dixon said.
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