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Facts to know
* International Trips made by India Nationals in 2004 was 6.2 million, which was 16% more than 2003. In 2003 it was 5.3 million. 4.90 million was the statistics in the year 2002. It reached the statistics of 7.2 million in 2005.

* Tourists outflow from India to Hong Kong has been growing at a healthy pace despite the hullabaloo surrounding the SARS outbreak. India recovered to record a positive growth with the arrivals of 19,667 in September 2003, an 8.1% increase over the same period in September 2002.

* About 500,000 Indians are issued visa to Britain every year.

* Malaysia expects about three lakhs of Indian tourists every year , ahead of Australia, Taiwan and the U.S. Excited by the increased number of Indian tourists arrivals, Malaysia has been holding roadshows to further beefing up its tourism sector.

* Over 1 lakh Indians visited Sri Lanka in 2004.