The four-day Wayanad Splash 2019, organised in association with the State Tourism Department and Wayanad Tourism Organisation to showcase the numerous tourist attractions and activities in Wayanad, has concluded. As many as 396 stakeholders, including 116 sellers and 280 buyers including international tour operators took part in the business meet. Close to 110 stakeholders from Malabar […]
Category Archives: Kerala
Food, Headlines Slider, Kerala, News
Kerala Tourism to tap culinary skills of women to enliven stay of visitors
12
Jul
Jul
Kerala’s heritage-preserving Responsible Tourism initiative has drawn up an ambitious project to tap the culinary skills of women at the grass roots, especially housewives, to dish out the distinct flavours of the state’s ethnic cuisine to visitors. The scheme, ‘Experience Ethnic Cuisine”, aims at gainfully engaging up to 50,000 home-makers across the state in three […]
11
Jul
Jul
Wayanad is all set to welcome travel trade professionals and travellers from across the world for the much awaited Wayanad Splash 2019. This unique festival celebrates Rain Tourism, making the most daunting and dormant period of the year more marketable. This year tour operators, media and travel experts come together at Vythiri Village between July […]
29
Jun
Jun
Kerala Tourism, in association with Muddy Boots and Mercury Himalayan Explorations (MHE), is planning to launch a host of adventure tourism courses on KITTS campuses in Thiruvananthapuram, Malayattoor, Thalassery and Thrissur. There will be four certificate courses and one diploma course, which is aimed to create a trained workforce to guide tourists interested in adventure […]
27
Jun
Jun
Noting that homestays are a vital component of tourism in future, Kerala Tourism Director P Bala Kiran IAS said homestays will be given Responsible Tourism Mission (RT) partner approval, provided they strictly follow the vision and norms of the heritage-oriented hospitality initiative. “The classification will be in platinum, gold and silver categories,” Bala Kiran said […]
27
Jun
Jun
Kerala Government has decided to form a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for the conduct of the IPL-model Champions’ Boat League (CBL) as an annual event in August-November, showcasing Kerala’s famed snake-boat race in the backwaters in six districts across the state as a world class experience. The decision was announced by state Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran […]
Destinations, Eco Tourism, Kerala, Places to See, Short Escapes
Enjoy ultimate farming experience at Thejaswini Eco Farm in Cherupuzha
26
Jun
Jun
Want to escape from the busy schedules of your life and enjoy some peaceful and serene farm experience? Then Thejaswini Eco Farm at Cherupuzha in Kannur district, north of Kerala, should be in your plans when you think about a holiday next time. You will get a chance to have a wonderful farming experience here […]
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Jun
Jun
TikTok, the world’s leading platform for short-form mobile videos, announced the India edition of its global in-app travel campaign, #TikTokTravel. The local in-app campaign #YehMeraIndia showcases India as a key global travel destination by inviting TikTok users to share their travel moments with the world. As part of the campaign, Kerala Tourism (@KeralaTourism) launched their […]
19
Jun
Jun
The exciting and electrifying cricket season is here again to capture the hearts and the souls of people at all ages. The ICC World Cup 2019 matches are building up the enthusiasm among people all over the world and especially in Kerala. For cricket lovers in the Kerala capital, Thiruvananthapuram, Vivin Suites is presenting an […]
Kerala, Middle East, News
India makes e-visas available to Saudi nationals; Kerala pin hopes on Saudi tourist inflow
18
Jun
Jun
In an effort to ease travel and increase the number of Saudi visitors to the country, the Indian government has made e-visas available for Saudi nationals. All applicants will need are valid identification documents, like passports, and a debit or credit card with which to pay the e-visa fee. E-visa application confirmations will be filed […]
14
Jun
Jun
India and the Maldives have decided to launch a passenger-cum-cargo ferry service between Kerala’s Kochi and Male, the capital of Maldives, via Kulhudhuffushi atoll in a bid to strengthen connectivity between the two countries and boost tourism. On his recent state-visit visit to Maldives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih have […]
Featured, Kerala, News, Special
Tourism flourishes in God’s Own Country with arrivals from Sweden, Qatar & China on the rise
03
Jun
Jun
In spite of the terrible weather and the other adverse conditions, the tourist season in Kerala was well on course beating the last year statistics and according to the Ministry of Tourism, the state’s tourism has recorded some good growth from unexpected markets in 2018. The bad weather, religious and political protests, increased competition from […]
10
May
May
Bureau of Indian Standards, Government of India is conducting a one day workshop on Adventure Tourism in association with Kerala Tourism, Kerala Adventure Tourism Promotion Society (KATPS) and with the support of Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI) and Tourism India Magazine at UDS Kovalam on May 16, 2019, from 10 am to 1.30 […]
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May
May
Kerala tourism was experiencing a very dull season last year due to the Nipah outbreak and the devastating floods. At the same time, the neighbouring island nation, Sri Lanka has been aggressively marketing its scenic locations and pristine beaches, destinations which Kerala too offers, in the past half a decade or so attracting a good […]
Hospitality, Hotels, Kerala, News
Sarovar Hotels’ Kerala hotel, Estuary Sarovar Portico, Poovar to open in mid 2019
06
May
May
Sarovar Hotels has announced the signing of a new hotel in Poovar, marking the group’s further foray into Kerala. One of the fastest growing hotel chains in India with over 80 operational hotels across 50 destinations in India and Africa, this will be Sarovar’s fifth hotel in Kerala, adding to its impressive presence in Vayalar, […]