# India Wants 100 Million Tourists by 2047, but Arrivals Are Falling

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Published: 2026-10-10T04:46:23.134Z
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Author: Joan Sanz
Topics: Tendencias y Demanda
Summary: India raises its foreign visitor target to 100 million by 2047, just as international arrivals are declining.

## Article

India has raised the bar. The country now targets **100 million international visitors by 2047**, tied to its centenary of independence, according to [Skift](https://skift.com/2026/10/10/indias-foreign-arrivals-are-falling-but-the-2047-tourism-target-is-now-100-million/). The awkward part comes right after: foreign arrivals are actually falling.

The ministry lists four Ps backing the promise, but there's a missing fifth, a published roadmap with deadlines and owners. Without that, the headline reads more like a wish than a plan.

My read from the industry side: India has product. Heritage, top-tier medical tourism, a diaspora that fills five-star hotels every season. What grates is execution. **Slow visa processes**, air connectivity locked into four hubs, and a tourism brand still competing on price against Southeast Asia. Against that backdrop, 100 million sounds optimistic.

And yet the opportunity is there. If India opens its skies, streamlines its e-visa and pushes the MICE segment, April 2027 could be a real inflection point for airlines and hotel groups already present in Delhi and Mumbai. The window is open, but the clock is ticking.

## Sources

- Skift: https://skift.com/2026/10/10/indias-foreign-arrivals-are-falling-but-the-2047-tourism-target-is-now-100-million/

## Citation

India Wants 100 Million Tourists by 2047, but Arrivals Are Falling. Notitur. 2026-10-10. https://notitur.com/en/digest/india-100-million-tourists-2047