India Travel: Top 10 tourist destinations

India travel destinations

 Andhra Pradesh state attracted maximum number of domestic tourists in 2010. 74 crore footfalls were registered across India in 2010 from domestic travellers. Indian travel industry is booming with 24% increase in foreign travellers and 10% increase in domestic tourists. Top 10 States in attracting Indian tourists:   1. Andhra Pradesh: 15.5 crore Indian tourists visited AP in spite of Telangana movement. Tirupati (Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala) played crucial role. 3.2 lakh foreigners visited AP in 2010. 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. Tamil Nadu 4. Maharashtra 5. Karnataka 6. Madhya Pradesh 7. Uttarakhand 8. Rajasthan 9. West Bengal 10. Gujarat Maharashtra attracted maximum number of foreign tourists followed by Tamil Nadu.   … [Read more...]

Top 10 summer tourist destinations

  Goa is the number one travel destination for tourists during summer in India, according to Travel search company, Holiday IQ. Munnar is the fastest growing tourist destination in India. Indians are now going to East Asian countries due to its low cost and affordable travel packages.  Online Travel booking websites played a vital role by raising awareness about various destinations and attractive packages.  Top destinations for tourists during summer:  1. Goa: Most popular beach destination.  2. Coorg  3. Mahabaleshwar  4. Ooty: Best summer destination.  5. Manali  6. Kodaikanal  7. Munnar: Fastest growing travel destination.  8. Matheran  9. Shimla  10. Auli.  Top foreign destinations for travellers are Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Thailand. Indian tourists prefer to go to Asian countries instead of America and Europe.Source: Holiday IQ.   … [Read more...]