HP attracted 4.85 lakh foreigners last year

A total of 4.85 lakh foreign tourists visited Himachal in 2011 as against 4.53 lakh in 2010,an increase of 32,000 tourists,according to the data released by the Himachal Tourism Department.

Despite the slowdown,hill stations of Himachal Pradesh attracted nearly 5 lakh foreign tourists in 2011,an increase of more than 30,000 than the previous year.

A total of 4.85 lakh foreign tourists visited Himachal in 2011 as against 4.53 lakh in 2010,an increase of 32,000 tourists,according to the data released by the Himachal Tourism Department.

A total of 6.29 million foreign tourists visited India last year. The majority of foreigners who visited Himachal were from the UK,USA and France followed by Australia.

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Shimla,Kullu and Kangra district in Himachal have emerged as popular international tourist destinations. While Kullu received 1.38 lakh foreign tourists,Shimla and Kangra welcomed 1.34 lakh and 98,962 foreigners respectively during the period.

Besides Dharamsala,McLeodganj,Kasauli,Chail,Dalhousie,Keylong and Palampur also witnessed constant flow of tourists during the year.

The state has witnessed constant increase in foreign tourist arrivals over the past five years as from 2.07 lakh in 2007,it has touched 4.85 lakh in 2011. The state expects to attract more than 5 lakh foreign visitors this year.

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