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What is the news?
India was ranked 54th in the global travel and tourism development index. The ranking of India in 2019 was 46th.
Findings of the Global Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI)
India is still at the top place in South Asia.
Japan has topped the list. While, US, Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, UK, Singapore and Italy are in the top 10.
About Global Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI)
TTDI comprises 117 countries. It is the evolution of the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI).
TTCI has been published biennially for the past 15 years.
Published by: World Economic Forum (WEF)
Aim: to create healthy competition in the travel and tourism sector of various economies, by ranking them based on performance, overall quality, and future potential.
The index consists of five subindexes (used for presentation and categorization purposes only), 17 pillars, and 112 individual indicators, distributed among the different pillars.
5 Sub-indexes of TTDI include:
1) Enabling environment, 2) Travel and tourism policy and enabling conditions 3) infrastructure, 4) Travel and Tourism Demand drivers, 5) Travel and tourism sustainability.
