President, L'orient Travels and India representative, SouthWest German Tourism
Destination's new attractions
SouthWest Germany continues to bring in a large number of visitors from India. Over the past seven years we've seen a growth rate of 290 per cent in terms of tourist arrivals from India. Indians are the highest spenders when it comes to shopping, dining and local travel, averaging a daily spend of Euro 175 per person per day. With a recorded duration of 4.3 days per visit, Indian travellers spend the longest duration in SouthWest Germany (Baden Wuerttemberg) as compared to our international average of 2.2 days per visit.
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