India Tourism Statistics 2022: Most Popular Destinations In Country

Maharashtra followed by Tamil Nadu registered the highest number of foreign tourists in 2021, as per the latest report by Union Tourism Ministry.

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The Ministry released the list titled 'India Tourism Statistics 2022'.

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The report was released by Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar in New Delhi's Vigyan Bhawan.

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Foreign tourist arrivals declined by 44.5% to 1.52 million in 2021 as compared to 2.74 million in 2020.

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The Taj Mahal secured its place among the 10 most popular centrally-protected ticketed monuments for 2021-22.

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Mughal-era mausoleum secured the first rank in the list of most popular centrally-protected ticketed monuments for 2021-22.

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Mughal-era mausoleum is followed by the Red Fort and the Qutub Minar, New Delhi.

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On the domestic tourist inflow front, India registered a growth of 11.05% in 2021 compared to the previous year.

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As per domestic tourist data in the states, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh received the highest visitors with 140.65 million and 86.12 million, respectively.

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