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At 26k, arrival of foreign tourists in Kangra highest since pandemic

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January 20, 2025

Amid rise in the number of tourists visiting Himachal, the foreign tourist arrival in Kangra district has touched post-Covid peak with a significant increase in 2024.

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DHARAMSHALA: The district saw 26,195 foreign tourists in 2024, surpassing 16,222 who visited Kangra in 2023. Only 6,538 foreign tourist arrivals were recorded in 2022. A favourite among international tourists, Himachal, a picturesque hill state, saw a significant decline in tourist numbers during the Covid-19 outbreak and Kangra also hit a low of just 2,701 foreign tourist arrivals in 2021.

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