Giving a further boost to the aggressive 'Incredible India' campaign of India Tourism, the prestigious UK magazine "Conde Nast Traveller" has rated the country fifth among the top ten travel destinations in the world.

The rankings are an index of satisfaction with travel facilities and services, scored out of a maximum of 100. In the readers' travel awards questionnaire, readers were asked to choose the best that the travel world has to offer - everything from hotels and spas to airlines and airports.

The survey was done via a survey booklet that was part of the May issue of the magazine. Readers were then asked to rate their choices according to various criteria, such as service and value for money.

From these responses, the average mark on each criterion was calculated and used to provide the overall satisfaction percentage figure that is in the league tables and the world's top 100.