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US eyes around 2 million visitors from India in 2018

Updated: Sun, Sep 17, 2017
10:59 am
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The US is aiming to attract around two million visitors from India in 2018 as it undertakes a number of initiatives to promote the country as a preferred destination, a senior official of Brand USA said.

Last year, it witnessed 1.17 million arrivals from India who spent USD 13.6 billion there, positioning India at number six in terms of visitor spending in America.

"We are expecting almost two million arrivals from India in 2018. India was 11th by arrival numbers to US in 2016, but it was at number sixth in spending", Brand USA Global Trade Development Manager Suzana Shepard Durini told

 

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