Indian tourism soaring high: Official

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London, September 27:: Despite adverse world economic conditions, India has registered a robust growth in Foreign Travel Arrivals, a top Indian Government official said.

"Despite prevalent adverse world economic conditions and record high oil prices, Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India recorded a robust growth of 10.4 per cent during January to August this year," Secretary, Tourism, Government of India S Banerjee said in his address at the 57th Indian Travel Congress / Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) Convention here last night.

"There was a 26 per cent growth from Eastern Europe, 22 per cent growth from Australasia, 24 per cent from East Asia and 37 per cent from the Scandinavian countries," he said.

Bannerjee informed the convention that in 2007, India was the second largest investor in London with FDI of 52 billion pounds.

British Ambassador for Overseas Business Lord Swraj Paul, who was the Guest of Honour, said as Co-Chairman of the India-UK Round Table Conference he had played a key role in ensuring the flights from UK to India are increased from 19 in 2001-02 to 134 per week now, thereby giving a boost to the tourist industry.

Lord Paul lauded the contribution of former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone in increasing the profile of Indians in the UK and also helping improve the India-UK relations.