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Tourist numbers to the Nilgiris nearly doubled in 2021, compared to 2020

Tourist numbers to the Nilgiris nearly doubled in 2021, compared to 2020

The Hindu
Thursday, January 6, 2022 7:59 AM GMT

Officials said this was due to shorter lockdown periods last year; 17 lakh people are estimated to have visited the district

After a challenging period for the tourism and hospitality sector in the Nilgiris due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 witnessed the resurgence of the industry that provides the most livelihoods to local residents, as tourist visitors to the district are believed to have doubled when compared to 2020.

The Tourism Department uses a few parameters to judge the number of visitors to the district, with the number of visitors to the Nilgiris’ most popular tourist spot – the Government Botanical Garden (GBG), being the most accurate means of calculating tourist inflow. Based on the figures released by the Horticulture Department in the Nilgiris, more than 17 lakh people visited the GBG, which is almost double the number of visitors to the garden in 2019.

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