• Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the top destination for attracting the highest number of domestic tourists visiting the state in 2019 as per the Indian Tourism Statistics (ITS), 2020, released by the Ministry of Tourism.
• About 53.6 crore domestic tourists visited Uttar Pradesh in 2019, which is 23.1% of the total travellers.
• Tamil Nadu (21.3%) came second followed by Andhra Pradesh (10.2%).

Tamil Top destination for attracting foreign travellers

• However, in terms of Foreign tourists, Tamil Nadu has topped the list with nearly 68 lakh foreigners visiting the state in 2019.
• Maharashtra (over 55 lakh) is at second position in this list while Uttar Pradesh (over 47 lakh) has secured the third position in attracting foreign tourists visiting in 2019.
• Goa came last on this list with over 9 lakh foreign tourist visits in 2019.