Category: Events

Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) — one of India’s biggest and prolific tourism meets has got off to a great start with governor Arif Mohammed Khan inaugurating the Mart through Video conferencing. In his speech, he drew attention to the need to highlight domestic tourism for better collaboration among different states and even greater understanding between people. The event of 11th KTM which is held on a virtual platform for the first time aims to engage around 500 international buyers and 650 domestic buyers, facilitating 15,000 meetings between these buyers and exhibitors from all over Kerala. Speaking at the inauguration he ... Read more

Chief Minister Shri Pinarayi Vijayan will open next week’s Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) that seeks to reinvigorate the state’s tourism, as the March 1-5 virtual braces up to take full advantage out of a post-Covid scenario by initiating a milestone convergence of domestic and foreign buyers in the vital sector. Tourism Minister Shri Kadakampally Surendran will chair the inaugural function at the Uday Palace Convention Centre at Kowdiar in the heart of the city. Finance Minister Dr T M Thomas Isaac will be the chief guest at the ceremony being organized in strict adherence to Covid-19 protocol, according to KTM ... Read more

SKAL International Club Trivandrum a group of Hospitality and Tourism professionals is organizing a heritage tour titled as “LET’S GO METRO TO RETRO” on 27th February from 3 pm to 6 pm in a heritage double-decker KSRTC bus in association with the Kerala Tourism department and other travel and tourism associations. The trip starts from Kowdiar covering the major heritage spots like Vellayambalam, Kanakakkunnu Palace, Public Office, LMS Public Library, School of Arts, St. Joseph Church, Pazhavangadi, East Fort, and concluding the trip at Kovalam. The main aim of this heritage trip is to promote the history of Thiruvananthapuram and ... Read more

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has announced the launch of the SingapoReimagine MICE Virtual Show, the first such collaboration between STB and local MICE players. Organised by STB, the two-day event will be held from 3 to 4 March 2021 and is part of Singapore’s efforts to catalyse the MICE industry’s recovery and generate business opportunities for our partners. About 700 participants are expected at the show. The event will feature a locally curated programme that includes live-streamed cultural and leisure tours, culinary masterclasses by celebrity chefs, and a live panel discussion with industry leaders on organising pilot events in Singapore. It will ... Read more

In an effort to bring the tourism sector close to the well-functioning cooperative movement in Kerala and to avail its benefits to the ailing tourism fraternity, a new cooperative society named, Kerala Tourism Fraternity Social Welfare Cooperative Society Limited (KTFCS) was launched in Kerala at the aegis of Association of Tourism Trade Organisations, India (ATTOI). Minister of Tourism & Cooperative Minister Kerala, Kadakampally Surendran, launched the society at a function held at Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday the 21st FEB. The Minister in his inaugural address said that the tourism enterprises should aim to target and tap the well-established co-operative sector for ... Read more

As part of its domestic marketing strategy, Kerala Tourism is planning to participate in domestic trade fairs, as per the tentative schedule shown below in March 2021. Name of Trade Fair Date State Tentative No. of Table Space TTF Ahmedabad 4-6 March 2021 Gujarat 14 OTM Mumbai 19-21 March 2021 Maharashtra 14 SATTE Delhi 24-26 March 2021 Delhi 24 Department of tourism will be setting up Kerala Pavilion in the above trade fairs in an appropriate manner and a tablespace will be provided to each participant depending on the space availed by Kerala Tourism in each fair in accordance with ... Read more

ITM, India Tourism Mart, a buyer-seller meet which this time is taking place on a virtual format from 18th – 20th Feb 2021. Mr Subhash Goyal, Chairman – ITM 2021 and Secretary, FAITH in his inaugural address, emphasised how the year gone by was the darkest in the history of mankind and tourism was the worst hit. Goyal urged the industry to come together and consolidate their efforts for the revival of tourism in India. “For us to revive the tourism industry and save millions of jobs, we look forward three key actions from our policymakers – re-starting of e-tourist ... Read more

The Ministry of Tourism’s Dekho Apna Desh Webinar series titled “Astro- Tourism: The Next Frontier of Nature-based Tourism” held on 06th February 2021 focused on promoting nature-based tourism which is emerging strongly in a post – COVID world, the major thrust of the webinar was sustainable and responsible travel. The webinar focused on exploring the evolution of Astro-tourism as one of the most authentic and environment-friendly ways of traveling along with its immense potential to bring positive social, economic, and conservation benefits to remote communities. The webinar began with the opening remarks by Smt. Rupinder Brar, Additional Director General, Ministry ... Read more

This Annual Convention is the first major physical event being jointly organized by the Ministry of Tourism and a stakeholder Association from the tourism industry Post-Lockdown. The Union Minister of State (IC) for Tourism & Culture, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel will inaugurate the three-day Annual Convention of Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI), being jointly organized by the Ministry of Tourism and ADTOI. His inaugural address will be played through a video message. Ministry of Tourism, Government of India as part of its ongoing engagement with industry and its stakeholders in supporting the Association of Domestic Tour Operators ... Read more

Travel Turkey Izmir International Tourism Fair, organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism with the cooperation of IZFAS(Izmir Fair Services Cultural and Art Affairs Trade Inc. and TURSAB Exhibiton Services Inc. Co. and hosted by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, It will be held only virtually with its own digital infrastructure and will take its place among the digital fairs around the world as the 14th Travel Turkey Izmir Digital Fair. 14.Travel Turkey Izmir Digital Fair will be the first virtual exhibition of the tourism industry in Turkey, the world around tourism professionals will meet in the ... Read more

Scandinavia’s biggest film festival is going ahead this year despite the coronavirus pandemic but will be hosted on an isolated island and admit only one attendee – a healthcare worker, selected from 12,000 applicants. Swedish nurse and film fan Lisa Enroth was chosen to be the 2021 Gothenburg Film Festival’s castaway who will spend a week on the remote island of Pater Noster watching film after film. “In healthcare, I seem to have spent ages listening, testing and consoling. I feel like I’m drained of energy,” Enroth said. Pater Noster, on the boundary of a dense archipelago off Sweden’s west ... Read more

‘Kerala Looks Ahead’, an international conference happening at the aegis of the Kerala State Planning Board, held from 01-03 FEB will discuss the opportunities in the tourism sector in a big way. The discussion on the tourism sector is scheduled on 02 FEB  from 02-04 PM. As per sources, the session on tourism will discuss the ‘Changing Trends in International Tourism’ and ways to take the Kerala Tourism flag ahead with the changing times. The panel will consist of experts from the policy side to the business and experts from the responsible and sustainable tourism side. Addressing the tourism conference ... Read more

Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birlaon Tuesday, inaugurated the ‘Bharat Parv 2021’, a virtual national festival showcasing the country’s diverse culture, cuisines, and handicrafts. Minister of State (Independent charge) for Tourism and Culture Shri Prahlad Singh Patel was also present on this occasion. The Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with other central Ministries is organizing this year a virtual ‘Bharat Parv’ event from 26th to 31st January 2021, showcasing the spirit of ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’. Shri Om Birla in his address to the august gathering greeted everyone on the occasion of 72nd Republic Day.  Praising India’s democracy, the Lok ... Read more

For the first time, a snowshoe run and interaction program was held at Srinagar in Kashmir. The event was held during the heavy snowfall season in the region. Snowshoe Federation of India has organized the event with an eye to boosting winter sports in the Kashmir region. Usually, the game is usually played in various parts of Europe and the Indian version has definitely attracted athletes from various parts of Kashmir. “The snowshoe run was organized in Srinagar keeping in view the scope of the sport in a winter tourism place like Kashmir. “This is a not so popular game ... Read more

Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) Society has started preparations for a Virtual Kerala Travel Mart in March this year. The dates of the Virtual Travel Mart are expected to be announced soon by the Kerala Tourism department and KTM. The 5-day-long virtual exhibition will have B2B meetings and seminars on different topics. There will be seminars on all five days where experts from the industry will discuss and deliberate ways to revive the tourism sector in the state. The motive to promote tourism and its related activities in the State of Kerala led to the formation of the Kerala Travel Mart ... Read more