- The Indian Tourism Statistics 2022 report was released by the Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar on the occasion of World Tourism Day (September 27, 2022).
- The union tourism ministry’s report revealed that Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu witnessed the highest number of visits by foreign tourists in 2021.
- Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the number of foreign tourist arrivals in India in 2021 has fallen to 1.52 million. This is a 44.5 per cent decline when compared with the 2.74 million in 2020.
- India witnessed 677.63 million domestic tourist visits in 2021. This is a 11.05 per cent increase from 2020’s figures.
- Taj Mahal, Red Fort and Qutub Minar are the top 3 most visited sites in India in 2021-22.
- Taj Mahal reported a 3.29 million visits or 12.65 per cent of total footfall in 2021-22 from domestic visitors.
- Group of Monuments at Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu was the most visited centrally-protected monument by foreigners in 2021-22.
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