Tourists looking northeast this summer

The recent violence in Manipur may have cast a temporary shadow over the region, but it doesn’t undermine northeast India’s rise as a popular destination for tourists. While government figures show a record-breaking tourist footfall of 100,000 foreign guests and over 11.8 million domestic visitors in the past one year, travel firms, too, are witnessing a surge in demand.

“Travellers are keen to escape the summer sun, and hill stations…