Statistics Book 2007.pdf - Kerala Tourism

Table 11.1.65 gives the percentage distribution of domestic tourists’ trips according to specific purpose.
About 63% of the tourists came here for ‘Leisure’ followed by ‘Pilgrimage’. ‘Visiting friends and relatives’
and business are other important reasons to come to this place. Graph 11.1.27 shows the specific
purpose of visit.
Table 11.1.65
SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF THIS VISIT
Purpose 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2004-07
Leisure 56.3 63.7 64.9 62.8
Pilgrimage 5.1 8.6 14.3 10.5
Visiting friends and relatives 14.5 5.4 5.3 7.2
Education 7.7 6.3 4.9 5.9
Official 2.7 5.6 4.6 4.6
Business 11.6 4.1 4.1 5.6
Health 2.1 6.3 1.9 3.5
Total 100 100 100 100
Graph 11.1.27
Specific Purpose of this Visit
11.1.41 Tourists Opinion on tour and future visits
Table 11.1.66 gives reasons why tourists came again to the destination. Nature’s beauty attracted more
than 50% of the tourists. Privacy of the tourist places fascinated some of them (19-26%) ‘Facilities in the
tourist destinations’ is another major reason of revisit. Graph 11.1.28 shows the reason for revisit.
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