The ministry of tourism has recently released statistics on states that attract maximum number of tourists. The surprise entry in the list comes right on top. The state that sees highest number of tourists is not Rajasthan, UP or Kerala that are known for some popular destinations. It happens to be Andhra Pradesh, thanks to a large number of people who visit the Balaji Temple at Tirupati. Subsequent positions are taken by UP and Tamil Nadu.
Looking at the number of tourists who visit these places, bulk of the domestic tourists seem to go to the top three states. While the top three states get tourists in the order of a 100 million every year, Rajasthan at number four receives just 28 million tourists.
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When it comes to foreign tourists, the most favoured destinations were Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.