India's ranking in WEF travel and tourism competitive index improves

CHENNAI: Union

minister Mahesh Sharma on Friday said India's ranking in the

and tourism competitive index (TTCI) of the

has improved to the 40th position.

An official statement said India has moved 12 places up in this ranking from 52nd to 40th position.

India’s ranking in the TTCI of World Economic Forum moved from 65rd position to 52nd position in 2015. Now, India has moved up by another 12 positions and ranked at 40th position.

For the past 11 years, the World Economic Forum has engaged leaders in travel and tourism to carry out an in-depth analysis of the Travel and Tourism competitiveness of 136 economies across the world.

The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index measures the set of factors and policies that enable the sustainable development of the travel and tourism sector, which in turn, contributes to the development and competitiveness of a country.

The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index enables all stakeholders to work together to improve the industry’s competitiveness in their national economies.