Kerala edges out Taj Mahal on Google search trends
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala has edged out Taj Mahal to become the number one travel destination in Google's search trends for India this year. Munnar is also on the list of top 10 Indian destinations on Google's Zeitgeist site showing search trends from around the world. The other top destinations in India include Wagah Border,Vaishno Devi and Amarnath.
Kashmir had come sixth on the list of top ten travel destinations under the 2012 Google search trends. Munnar came ninth, followed by the Gateway of India, in the search trends in the travel category released by Google for this year.
Tourism minister A P Anil Kumar termed the two listings for Kerala, including the number one spot, as a great encouragement for the state. "We are one of the first government establishments to make use of the internet to reach out to the world," he said.
Google's Zietgeist, which covers all search categories, answers the question of what the world searched for in a particular year. The trending for the year means search queries with the highest amount of traffic over a sustained period compared to the previous year.
Tourism secretary Suman Billa said Kerala Tourism has also engaged social media networks for promoting destinations in the state.The website of Kerala Tourism (www.keralatourism.org) is one of the most popular tourism destination websites in India, with over 250,000 unique visitors every month.
Kashmir had come sixth on the list of top ten travel destinations under the 2012 Google search trends. Munnar came ninth, followed by the Gateway of India, in the search trends in the travel category released by Google for this year.
Tourism minister A P Anil Kumar termed the two listings for Kerala, including the number one spot, as a great encouragement for the state. "We are one of the first government establishments to make use of the internet to reach out to the world," he said.
Google's Zietgeist, which covers all search categories, answers the question of what the world searched for in a particular year. The trending for the year means search queries with the highest amount of traffic over a sustained period compared to the previous year.
Tourism secretary Suman Billa said Kerala Tourism has also engaged social media networks for promoting destinations in the state.The website of Kerala Tourism (www.keralatourism.org) is one of the most popular tourism destination websites in India, with over 250,000 unique visitors every month.
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