The document discusses several popular holiday destinations in India, including Manali, Jaisalmer, Kovalam, Ooty, and Shimla. It provides details on the geography, population, history and economy of each location. Manali is a hill station in Himachal Pradesh known for apple orchards. Jaisalmer is a town in the Thar Desert surrounded by a fort and temples. Kovalam is a beach town near Thiruvananthapuram that became a tourist destination in the 1930s. Ooty is a hill station in Tamil Nadu originally occupied by the Toda people. Shimla was designated as the summer capital of British India and is now the capital of Himachal Pradesh