Tamil Nadu is top tourist spot for 3rd straight year

For the third straight year, Tamil Nadu topped the country in attracting tourists, both foreign and domestic, in 2016.

Data released by the Union tourism ministry on Friday pegged the foreign tourist arrivals in the state last year at 4.72 million, the highest in the country . It was followed Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.

The information released showed that the graph on the footfall of international tourists visiting Tamil Nadu has been witnessing a steady growth in the last three years with the state receiving about 4.68 million foreign tourists in 2015, an increase from 4.65 million in 2014.