Over 10 percent growth in foreign tourist arrivals

Foreign tourist arrivals grew by 10.6 percent in 2014 as compared to last year, the tourism ministry said on Monday.

"The yearly estimate of FTA (foreign tourist arrivals) for the year 2014 stands at 7.70 million during 2014 with a growth rate of 10.6 percent over FTAs of 6.97 million during 2013," the ministry said in a statement.