mumbai four states tamil nadu kerala maharashtra and rajasthan in that order currently account for 50 of the top 100 indian travel destinations according to digital travel platform agoda which studied their domestic booking data for the year when it comes to cities new delhi goa and mumbai retained their spots in the top three with mumbai surpassing goa as the second most popular travel destination while the national capital delhi retained its pole position the company addedin a press release issued recently the travel company said that its findings were collated from booking data gathered through two periods first from 1 june 2019 to 1 june 2020 and then from 1 june 2020 to 1 june 2021 during this period the travel industry saw ups and down brought on by numerous entry restrictions imposed by the central and state governments as the country went through two waves during the ongoing covid pandemic a number of indians looked for newer experiences and ways to escape their daily routine this year which had them rediscover hidden gems with trips closer to home and offthebeatentrack destinations jumping up the rankings said the release places like kanyakumari puri shirdi alleppey and rameswaram jumped over 20 spots conversely lucknow and shimla dropped in popularity by more 15 and 13 spots respectively it added sixteen cities from tamil nadu made it to the top destination list featuring usual suspects like kanyakumari chennai ooty kodaikanal and madurai as well as less known lessknown destinations like tiruvanamalai tirunelveli kumbakonam and thanjavur kerala and maharashtra have 12 and 9 destinations respectively these encompass all the scenic hotspots like kochi munnar alleppey kovalam in kerala maharashtra contributed 10 cities to the top 100 list with mumbai and pune ranking in the top ten list and popular hill station spots mahableshwar and lonavala rising the ranks compared to 2020 rajasthans destinations include scenic hotspots like jaipur udaipur jaisalmer udaipurbut it was leh that witnessed the biggest jump in popularity last year moving into the top 100 from 169 the previous year seven out of the eight union territories in india feature in the top 100 destinations again this year three within the top 15 delhi leads this pack with puducherry not far behind both featuring in the top 10 andaman and nicobar islands comes in at number 11 compared to 17 in 2020 chandigarh jammu kashmir ladakh and daman diu round up the rest of the union territories in the top 100 only lakshadweep didnt make the top 100 cut said the releaseeighteen of the top 100 destinations in india were mountain regions ooty beat lonavala in 2021 as the top hilly getaway with munnar coming in a close third goa retained its position as the number one beach destination in the country with puducherry in second place kanyakumari moves up incredibly securing a spot in the top 50 as opposed to rank 91 the year before it saidwith regards to travelling for pilgrimage while tirupati stayed at