Andhra Pradesh, Delhi top Indian tourism charts
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The south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, and capital city Delhi attracted the largest numbers of tourists in 2007, the Times of India has reported. Famed for its temples, including the Tirumala Tirupati shrine, Andhra Pradesh attracted the largest number of domestic Indian tourists in 2007 - some 127 million visitors. Meanwhile Delhi welcomed the most amounts of foreign visitors, with 2.0 million arrivals.
According government figures domestic tourism in Andhra Pradesh last year saw an increase of 14% from 2006, and is likely to be boosted further in 2008 when state capital Hyderabad hosts the Pacific Asia Travel Association’s annual Travel Mart next month.
Domestically, second place was taken by Uttar Pradesh (116 million), with Tamil Nadu third (71 million). Along with Rajasthan and Kamataka, these top 5 states accounted for approximately 72% of all domestic Indian tourism.
Meanwhile Delhi maintained its top spot in foreign arrivals statistics. Maharashtra came second with 1.9 million, and Tamil Nadu with 1.7 million.
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