India, March 9 -- Kashmir witnessed a decline in tourist arrivals in 2025, with around 11.16 lakh visitors travelling to the Valley during the year, according to an official data.

The figures show that 11,16,043 tourists visited Kashmir in 2025. Of these, 10,93,050 were domestic tourists, while 22,993 were foreign visitors.

The fall in tourist arrivals has largely been attributed to the impact of a terror attack in Pahalgam in April 2025, which affected travel sentiment and led to cancellations during the peak tourism season.

Tourist inflow had been steadily increasing in the previous years. In 2021, Kashmir received 6,65,777 tourists, including 6,64,163 domestic travellers and 1,614 foreign tourists.

The sector rebounded strongly in ...