Odisha is expecting a tourist footfall of 2.4 crore in 2021, a top official of the department from the state said here on Thursday.
The state had received 1.5 crore tourists in 2018, he said.
Odisha offers exciting tourist spots across 19 protected areas, including two national parks, and a Buddhist circuit, state tourism department Commissioner cum Secretary Vishal Kumar Dev told reporters.
He was part of an Odisha tourism road show.
Dev said the state is looking forward to add a bigger chunk of foreign tourists in future.
Odisha Tourism Minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi, who was also present at the event, said, "We are emphasising on adventure tourism to target the foreign visitors who are more interested in them."
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