Tamil Nadu remains top tourist destination for second successive year

Tamil Nadu has, once again, emerged as the topper in the popularity charts for both domestic and foreign tourists for the second year in a row. It has upset Maharashtra, Goa and Kerala. TN received 4.68 million foreign tourists in 2015 which is higher than the 4.66 million in 2014. Domestically, it continued its winning streak since 2013 with 333.5 million Indians visiting in 2015 - this as per data furnished by the tourism ministry.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 1 July 2016.

Experts believe that Tamil Nadu's rise as a top-ranker for Indian and foreign travelers can, probably, be attributed to Indians working and studying abroad and non-resident Indians coming to visit family and relatives. Maharashtra is placed at No 2 position with 4.41 million foreign tourists - this is possibly because Mumbai's busy airport acts as a gateway for India.
Uttar Pradesh with the famous Taj Mahal attracted 3.1 million tourists and is in the third place while Delhi with 2.38 million foreign tourists came in fourth.
Others states that are in the top 10 included West Bengal (1.49 million), Rajasthan (1.48 mill), Kerala (0.98 million), Bihar (0.92 million), Karnataka (0.64 million) and Goa(0.54 million). Incidentally, Goa has made a comeback to the top 10 after a year's gap.


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