With international tourist arrivals in India poised to grow in the coming years, Rs 250-crore Country Club of India Limited (CCIL), a family chain of clubs, plans to invest Rs 100 crore in wildlife and adventure tourism in India to tap the growing market. "On the global scenario, India is expected to receive nine million tourists in 2020.Country's earnings from tourism were $4.3 billion between January and November 2004, compared with $3.1 billion for the same period in the previous year," CCIL chairman Y Siddharth Reddy said.

                This shows the immense growth potential of this sector, which we want to avail," Reddy said. "We would take over existing properties to suit our requirements.The infrastructure would involve swimming pool, communication network, trekking facility, safaris amongst others," Reddy said.CCIL currently owns 20 properties and wants to extend to 100.