Ladakh records 66 pc growth in tourist arrivals in 10 months

The growth continued in October, when visitor numbers crossed 30,000 (Photo: Sanvi Choudhary)

Tourist arrivals in Ladakh reached 491,000 between January and October, up 65.90 pc from a year earlier, with October recording the strongest monthly growth since May.

Ladakh, a Union Territory in northern India, recorded 491,000 tourist arrivals between January and October, a 65.90 pc increase from 296,000 visitors during the corresponding period last year says Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena.

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In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday, Saxena said Ladakh had recorded tourism growth for six consecutive months, with arrivals increasing across the May–October period compared with the same months in 2025.October alone saw arrivals rise 74.62 pc year-on-year to 30,623, compared with 17,537 in October 2025.

May registered the highest growth at 121 pc, followed by June at 43 pc, July at 56 pc, August at 65 pc and September at 61 pc. The growth continued in October, when visitor numbers crossed 30,000.

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