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Statistics Book 2007.pdf - Kerala Tourism

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Foreword<br />

Travel & <strong>Tourism</strong> is one of the world’s leading growth sectors. <strong>Kerala</strong>, renowned as God’s Own<br />

Country is blessed with a rich landscape carpeted with green rice fields and dense tropical<br />

forests. While the beach buffs can have unlimited fun at the picturesque beaches and its lagoons,<br />

<strong>Kerala</strong> proves to be an amazing treasure trove for the culture seekers. Equally enchanting are<br />

its emerald backwaters, exotic wild life, beautiful waterfalls, historic monuments and misty<br />

hill stations. An exotic mixture of nature’s very best, <strong>Kerala</strong> has over the years emerged as an<br />

important health tourism destination. For the devout pilgrim too <strong>Kerala</strong> has much to offer in<br />

the form of ancient temples, beautiful churches, mosques etc.<br />

During the year 2007, the international tourist arrival to <strong>Kerala</strong> crossed 5 lakhs and the foreign<br />

exchange earnings grossed over Rs.2640.94 crores. Domestic tourist arrivals during 2007 was<br />

66,42,941 while total revenue generated from the tourism industry is estimated at Rs.11,433<br />

crores.<br />

The book titled <strong>Kerala</strong> <strong>Tourism</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong> 2007, prepared by the Research & <strong>Statistics</strong> division<br />

of the Department of <strong>Tourism</strong> covers data pertaining to international and national tourist<br />

inflow, the key markets, trends in tourist arrival and earnings from tourism. My sincere<br />

appreciation to all who toiled to bring out this publication. It brings added pleasure to know<br />

that such a valuable book is being published every year.<br />

I am confident that this book will be very useful to the planners, research scholars, academicians<br />

and stakeholders of the tourism industry.<br />

Suggestions for improvement are most welcome.<br />

Thiruvananthapuram<br />

M. Sivasankar IAS<br />

01.12.2008 DIRECTOR<br />

DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM

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