Current Context : India has climbed to the 39th position in the World Economic Forum’s Travel & Tourism Development Index 2024.

• India also ranks the highest in South Asia among the lower-middle-income economies.
• Earlier, India was ranked 54th in 2021 published index.
• India scored 4.25. out of 7. overall index score.
• US topped the list followed by Spain, Japan, France and Australia among the top five in the 2024.

ABOUT TOURISM INDEX

• The index is prepared in collaboration with the University of Surrey.
• The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report was first published in 2007 by the World Economic Forum (WEF).