Rajasthan tourism feels the pinch of new tourist destinations cropping up

Rajasthan tourism is getting affected by the new tourist destinations that are cropping up regularly because every state wants to grab a cut of pie of tourism. New tourist destinations and circuits are spoiling Rajasthan's share of foreign tourists and the state is now ranked in fifth spot in foreign tourist visits (FTVs) even though it is linked to golden triangle which attracts 35% to 40% of tourist inflow.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 4 December 2015.

With arrival of 15.2 lakh foreign tourists, Rajasthan had 6.76% of country's share of total FTVs in 2014. In absolute figures, there has been an increase of about 88,412 foreign tourists over the previous (2013) where it was 14.3 lakhs. But percentage wise, it fell from 7.20% to 6.76% in the same period.
UP has nearly double inflow of foreign tourists with more than 29 lakh FTVs while Delhi received 2.31 lakhs tourists in 2014.
Tamil Nadu tops the chart, followed by Maharashtra. Other states particularly in the south are now attracting foreign tourists in a big way.
Tamil Nadu has the advantage of tourists coming from South East Asia because of better connectivity with other countries. Rajasthan, unfortunately, is missing out on a lot on Asian tourists. Obviously, there is need to improve the infrastructure, particularly air connectivity , in order to to promote tourism in the state.
Agra-Varanasi-Khajuraho is now giving tough competition to Golden Triangle that connects Jaipur with Agra and Delhi.

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