Minister Riyas opens fest, presents Nishagandhi Puraskaram to Chitra Visweswaran Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 15: Kerala Tourism’s week-long Nishagandhi Dance Festival opened at the sprawling Kanakakunnu Palace grounds here this evening. Tourism Minister Shri P A Mohamed Riyas inaugurated the iconic annual event and presented the prestigious Nishagandhi Puraskaram to eminent Bharatanatyam exponent and choreographer […]
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Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 8 In a huge endorsement of Kerala’s lively beach tourism, Papanasham Beach, Varkala, a stunning seaside getaway, has been featured among the 100 best beaches in the world in the prestigious Lonely Planet’s “Best Beaches: 100 of the World’s Most Incredible Beaches’ guide book. Located in Thiruvananthapuram district, Papanasham Beach, also known as […]
National Tourism Day theme aligns with Kerala’s tourism goals, says Shri Riyas Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 25: Noting that Kerala’s tourism goals align perfectly with the theme of National Tourism Day 2024, Tourism Minister Shri P A Mohamed Riyas today said the state has set an enduring global model in sustainable and inclusive tourism by emerging […]
Facilitation centre to be set up to fast track projects Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 11: All projects presented at the recent Tourism Investors Meet (TIM) organised by the Kerala Tourism Department in association with the industry will be completed in a time-bound manner through a single-window system. A facilitation centre will start functioning at the Department of […]
Shri Riyas meets representatives of taxi and tour operators’ associations Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 10: In a labour-friendly initiative in the tourism sector, necessary steps will be taken to ensure basic amenities for drivers in hotels, resorts and homestays, Tourism Minister Shri P A Mohamed Riyas said today. Speaking at a meeting of taxi and autorickshaw unions […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 09: In a significant development for the travel and tourism sector, Mr. Subhash Ghosh has been appointed as the President and Mr. Jihad Husain as Secretary and Mr. Benny Thomas as treasurer of the Association of Tourism Trade Organisations, India (ATTOI). The announcement was made during the organization’s annual general meeting held […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 09: The logo of KITTS Alumni (KITTSA) was unveiled on January 9, 2024, at the Government Guest House in Thiruvananthapuram by Shri. P.A. Muhammad Riyas, Minister for Tourism, Public Works Department. The event was attended by K. Biju IAS, Secretary, Tourism; Dr. M.R. Dileep, Director, KITTS; M.D. Shijil, BRDC, and others. KITTSA Office […]
Tourism Minister to inaugurate Dec. 24-Jan. 2 gala at Kanakakkunnu Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 19: Tourism Minister Shri P A Mohamed Riyas will inaugurate the flower show and grand illumination, organized by the Department of Tourism, to rev up the festive mood ahead of New Year in the capital city on December 24. The opening ceremony […]
Pre-sale ticket counter opened for ‘Vasantholsavam’. Mayor Arya Rajendran presents Vasantholsavam first ticket to V K Prasanth, MLA Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 19: Corporation Mayor Smt Arya Rajendran today inaugurated the pre-sale ticket counter for ‘Vasantholsavam – New Year Illumination 2023’ ushering in Christmas and New Year celebrations, organised by the Department of Tourism at Kanakakkunnu Palace […]
Shri Riyas addresses tourism seminar at Keraleeyam Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 05: Tourism Minister Shri P A Mohamed Riyas today said the government will come up with a comprehensive master plan, ‘Mission 2030,’ for tourism sector next year. Addressing a seminar on tourism held here as part of Keraleeyam, Shri Riyas said the master plan will lay […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 04: Come to Kerala Tourism’s Pavilion set up at Putharikandam in the city as part of Keraleeyam festival and one can go for a virtual boating in the backwaters, watch a herd of elephants up close moving elegantly in the forest in Thekkady and have a live feel of parasailing over Kovalam beach. […]
The 7th edition of the South Asian Travel Awards (SATA) 2023, held at the Sheraton Grand Bangalore Hotel in Brigade Gateway, India on October 9th and 10th, concluded successfully. SATA is an annual event that pays tribute to excellence within the travel and tourism industry throughout South Asia. This year, the assessment sessions were conducted […]
Kerala is all set to host a four day global Responsible Tourism (RT) summit from February 25, showcasing the state’s remarkable achievements in evolving an internationally-acclaimed sustainable tourism model over the last one-and-a-half decade and strengthening it further by coalescing the emerging trends and demands. Tourism Minister Shri P A Mohamed Riyas will formally inaugurate […]
Milma was presented the 12th edition of Metro Foods Awards 2022 in the Most Trusted Dairy Co-operative Enterprise category on Tuesday. Minister for Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Smt J Chinchurani presented the award to Trivandrum Regional Co-operative Milk Producers Union (TRCMPU) Administrative Committee Convener Shri N Bhasurangan at a function here. Shri Kadakampally […]
The 4th Edition of the International Conference on Tourism Technology (ICTT) 2023 will be held at the Gokulam Convention Centre from 09.30 AM. ICTT is organized by the Association of Tourism and Trade Organizations India with the support of Kerala Tourism. The objective of this conference is to prepare the travel and tourism industrialists […]














