Maharashtra has topped the list in number of foreign tourists visits to India in 2011. The state received nearly 4.8 million tourists, followed by Tamil
Nadu with 3.4 million tourists and New Delhi received 2.2 million tourists last year. According to a statistics report released by the Ministry of Tourism (MoT), India received a total of 19.5 million tourists as compared to 17.9 million visitors in 2010.
“Our campaign Maharashtra Unlimited has been successful in reaching out to the globe. We lay emphasis on leisure tours, beach tours, rural tourism and heritage tourism among others. As Maharashtra is an all season-destination our next goal is to reach the topmost slot in the country in terms of domestic tourists’ arrival,” said Chhagan Bhujbal, Minister of Tourism for Maharasthra