Despite the slowdown, hill stations of Himachal Pradesh attracted nearly 5 lakh foreign tourists in 2011, an increase of more than 30,000 than the previous year.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/hp-attracted-485-lakh-foreigners-last-year
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-chandigarh
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himachal-pradesh
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecotourism
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tourism
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kangra
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/shimla-d
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/habitat-and-urbanisation