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India ranked 6 in top 10 destinations
Our Bureau
Mumbai
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Sept. 17
THE Conde Nast Traveller UK magazine has ranked India number six among the top ten destinations in its Annual Readers' Travel Awards 2004.
The country's ranking moved up three slots from number nine last year. Mediascope Publicitas represents Conde Nast Traveller UK in India.
An official statement quoting Ms Renuka Choudhary, Minister for Tourism, said, "India is an incredible destination with myriad experiences. The world is rediscovering India."
The Joint Secretary (Tourism), Mr Amitabh Kant, said, "The positioning and branding of the destination as Incredible India has paid rich dividends. The campaign has appealed to the traveller's mind."
India had two other entries in the Top 100. The Rajvilas, Jaipur, ranked No 3 in the Overseas Leisure Hotels category for Asia, while the Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, Maldives, ranked No 3 in that category for the Africa, Indian Ocean & West Asia region.
Ms Sarah Miller, Editor, Conde Nast Traveller UK, said, "It is great that India is on the up. It's such an amazing continent with so many diverse and appealing reasons to visit that its high score does not surprise me at all. We have featured it quite a lot recently and our readers certainly enjoy visiting - they tell us so."
Ms Kate Lowe, Publisher, Conde Nast Traveller UK, added, "Our readers appreciate the diversity of the culture India has to offer, its superlative hotels and resorts and the hospitality of its people. India was also singled out this year as being good value for money. All in all, a country we shall all be watching out for in 2005 and beyond."
Condé Nast Traveller is a guide to the most important places around the globe for affluent UK globetrotters. It is recognised as the UK's only dedicated monthly travel glossy.
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