Kerala last year recorded its highest growth rate in tourism in more than two decades, attracting around 1.96 crore domestic and foreign visitors after "horrendous, unprecedented floods".
Total earnings from tourism stood at Rs 45,010.69 crore, a 24.14 per cent increase from 2018. The total number of tourists was pegged at 1,95,74,004, of whom there were 1,83,84,233 domestic tourists and 11,89,771 visitors from abroad. In 2018, the number of tourists visiting Kerala was 1,67,01,068 (domestic tourists 1,56,04,661 and foreign tourists 10,96,407).
The growth rate in the inflow of domestic tourists was 17.81 per cent while for the foreign tourist arrivals, it was