As per the statements made in the Lower House of the Parliament, the Union
Minister of State, for Tourism, Ms. Kanti Singh highlighted Kerala?s
notable achievements in attracting more foreign tourists and in the starting
up of new tourism projects.
The figures presented in the Parliament has Kerala occupying the ninth position
among Indian states with regard to maximum number of foreign tourist arrivals
in the year 2007, which stood at 5,15,808. Delhi leads the table with 20,18,848
foreign tourist arrivals, while Goa took the tenth spot behind Kerala.
