Tamil Nadu received highest number of domestic tourists in 2014: Tourism Ministry

MUMBAI: Tamil Nadu received the highest number of domestic tourists during 2014, according to ministry of tourism. Tamil Nadu received 32.76 crore domestic tourists in 2014 followed by Uttar Pradesh which received 18.28 crore domestic tourists during the same period, says data compiled by the market research division of ministry of tourism.

Maharashtra received the fourth highest number of domestic tourists last year which stood at 9.41 crore.

Madhya Pradesh has slipped to rank 7th in 2014 from rank 6th in 2013 where as West Bengal has improved to rank 8th in 2014 from rank 9th in 2013. Jharkhand has entered into top 10 States improving its rank to 9th in 2014 from 14th in 2013.

During 2014, the total number of domestic tourist visits to the states/UTs stood at 128.2 crore as compared to 114.5 crore in 2013, registering a growth of 11.93%.

The top 10 States contributed around 83.28% to the total number of domestic tourist visits during 2014.

The market research division of ministry of tourism compiles data on domestic and foreign tourist visits to States/Union Territories (UTs) received from departments of tourism of various state governments and UT administrations.

Top 10 states in terms of Domestic tourists visits during 2014:
1. Tamil Nadu 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. Karnataka 4. Maharashtra 5. Andhra Pradesh 6. Telengana 7. Madhya Pradesh 8. West Bengal 9. Jharkhand 10. Rajasthan