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Kedar Jadhav Indian cricket team all-rounder Kedar Jadhav will be the chief guest in the first-ever house boat rally to be taken place in Alappuzha on 2nd November 2018. Organizers are expecting that the event will mark a new Guinness World Record. The boat rally is part of the comprehensive campaigns of Alappzuha District Tourism Promotion Council with the tag line ‘Back to Backwaters’ to convey the message that Alappuzha is ready to receive tourists to its backwaters. The event will kick start at 8:00 Am, with a bike rally of women, which will start from Alappuzha beach and conclude ... Read more

  Alappuzha, the Venice of the East, is going to have a port-museum at the beach, depicting the city’s glorious history and heritage. Primary discussions regarding the museum master plan has been conducted at the Alappuzha port office. Ramachandran Kadannappally, Minister for Ports and Museums, inaugurated the function. The meeting was presided by Thomas Issac, Finance Minister of Kerala. The new initiative is part of the comprehensive programmes to make Alappuzha the heritage tourism city of Kerala. The roads and bridges to the city will be revamped as part of the project. There will be walkways and cycle tracks along the ... Read more

  In order to convey the message that Alappuzha is ready to receive tourists to its backwaters, the Alappzuha District Tourism Promotion Council is organizing a campaign with the tag line ‘Back to Backwaters’. The authorities are planning to have boat rally from the finishing point of the Nehru trophy boat race. The date of the rally is 2nd November 2018. Earlier the event was scheduled on 5th October, but postponed due to unfavourable weather conditions. Nehru trophy boat race – file photo Nehru trophy boat race also will be conducted shortly, as informed by the officials from the DTPC. ... Read more

Jonathan and Jannet in the house boat It’s not just the millennials who are globetrotting, Jonathan and Jannet are showing it to the world that there’s no age limit for exploring the world and being adventurous. When they thought of a two weeks holiday, they did not have any other choice than Kerala. Three months ago, Jonathan and Jannet, British couple (aged 69 and 70 respectively), booked two weeks holidays with Spice Coast Cruises in the backwaters of Alappuzha. Jonathan was sure to have a memorable holiday, as he had been in Kerala few years ago and was mesmerised by the ... Read more

The 66th edition of the Nehru Trophy boat race will be held on November 10, Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac has said. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Nehru Trophy Boat Race Society (NTBRS) held at the collectorate in Alappuzha today. “We have decided to organise the boat race in November. This will help to revive the flood-hit tourism sector and Kuttanad,” the minister said. The boat race, scheduled to be held at Punnamada Lake on August 11, was postponed due to heavy rain and floods in the second week of August. The Minister said the event would ... Read more

ടൂറിസം മേഖലയുടെ തിരിച്ചു വരവ് അറിയിച്ച് നാളെ ആലപ്പുഴയില്‍ നടത്താനിരുന്ന ഹൗസ്ബോട്ട് റാലി മാറ്റി. കനത്ത മഴയുണ്ടാകുമെന്ന കാലാവസ്ഥാ മുന്നറിയിപ്പിനെ തുടര്‍ന്നാണ്‌ തീരുമാനം. പുതിയ തീയതി ഈ മാസം പത്തിന് യോഗം ചേര്‍ന്ന് തീരുമാനിക്കുമെന്ന് ആലപ്പുഴ ഡിടിപിസി സെക്രട്ടറി എം മാലിന്‍ ടൂറിസം ന്യൂസ് ലൈവിനോട് പറഞ്ഞു. പ്രളയാനന്തരം കരുത്തോടെ തിരിച്ചുവരവിനൊരുങ്ങി ആലപ്പുഴയുടെ കായല്‍ത്തീരങ്ങള്‍. ‘ബാക്ക് ടു ബാക്ക്‌വാട്ടേഴ്‌സ്’ എന്ന പേരില്‍ ഒക്ടോബര്‍ അഞ്ചിനാണ് നെഹ്റു ട്രോഫി ഫിനിഷിംഗ് പോയിന്റില്‍ നിന്ന് ബോട്ട് റാലി സംഘടിപ്പിക്കാന്‍ നേരത്തെ തീരുമാനിച്ചിരുന്നത്. ഒക്ടോബര്‍ അഞ്ചിന് രാവിലെ എട്ട് മണിക്ക് ആലപ്പുഴ ബീച്ചില്‍ നിന്ന് സ്ത്രീകള്‍ നയിക്കുന്ന ബൈക്ക് റാലി,  ആലപ്പുഴ പ്രളയത്തെ  അതിജീവിച്ചതെങ്ങനെ എന്നു വിശദീകരിക്കുന്ന ഫോട്ടോ പ്രദര്‍ശനം എന്നിവയൊക്കെ ഡിടിപിസി ആസൂത്രണം ചെയ്തിരുന്നു. 200 ഹൗസ് ബോട്ടുകള്‍, 100 ശിക്കാര വള്ളങ്ങള്‍, ചെറു വള്ളങ്ങള്‍ എന്നിവ അണിനിരക്കുന്ന റാലി ഇത്തരത്തില്‍ ലോകത്ത് തന്നെ ആദ്യമായിരുന്നു. റാലി നടക്കുന്ന  മൂന്ന് മണിക്കൂര്‍ പൊതുജനങ്ങള്‍ക്കു കായല്‍ ... Read more

Backwaters of Alappuzha are in the process of revival after the chaos of the rain and floods. In order to convey the message that Alappuzha is ready to receive tourists to its backwaters, the Alappzuha District Tourism Promotion Council is organizing a campaign with the tag line ‘Back to Backwaters’. The authorities are planning to have boat rally from the finishing point of the Nehru trophy boat race.The event will start on 5th October at 8:00 Am, with a bike rally of women, which will start from Alappuzha beach and conclude at the boat race finishing point. A photo exhibition ... Read more

Munnar is in a revival mode, following the widespread blooming of Neelakurinji, the purple-blue flower, which blooms once in 12 years. And, to the north of Kerala, the Kannur International airport is all set to be operational in a couple of months time. Towards the south, Jatayu Earth Centre is calling all adventure lovers to experience the newly opened facilities. Kerala is on a revival mode, with all these major additions and is expecting more number of tourists to flock the state, with these added attractions. After the slowdown of inbound tourists due to the rain and floods, Munnar is ... Read more

Houseboat industry of Kerala, mostly concentrated in Alappuzha and Kottayam districts, is spreading its focus to other regions such as Eranakulam and Malabar. The Ernakulam District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) has sought the permission from the authorities to set up a houseboat terminal-cum-hub on Kadamakudy Island. “They can also operate from DTPC’s boat terminal at Marine Drive. The Chittoor-Cheranalloor route and the water body on the north western parts of the city are ideal to operate and berth them. We intend to procure a few boats once the houseboat hub is realised at Kadamakudy,” said S Vijayakumar, DTPC Secretary. One ... Read more

After the incessant rains and flood, Kuttanad in Alappuzha, renowned for its house boats, is bouncing back to normal. House boats resumed operation in Alappuzha on 31st August 2018. This year was expected to be a better tourism season for the houseboats, with the announcement of the first-ever Boat League, Nehru Trophy Boat Race and Monsoon Tourism in the tourism chart. However, the unexpected rain and flood have stumbled all the plans. “It is not easy to recover from the disruption at once. Our efforts are to move slowly to normality,” said Jobin J Akkarakkalam, Secretary of Kerala Houseboat Owners ... Read more

Disrupted by the devastating rain and flood, the lives in Kerala have been striving to bounce back from the chaos. Kerala tourism sector have also been passing through one of its bad times in history. It was just recovering from the bruises given by Nipah virus outbreak; then came the unpredicted rain and flood. Still, everyone is hopeful to reinstate the golden days of the Gods own Country. The main tourist destinations of the state like Munnar, Thekkady, Alappuzha, Kumarakam etc. are returning to normalcy. The inflow of tourists has been slow following the cancellation of Nehru Trophy Boat Race ... Read more

നിര്‍ത്താതെ പെയ്ത മഴയ്ക്കും  കായല്‍ കൂലം കുത്തിയൊഴുകിയ നാളുകള്‍ക്കും വിട.  പ്രളയം ദുരിതം വിതച്ച കുട്ടനാട്ടില്‍ വീണ്ടും ഹൗസ്ബോട്ടുകള്‍ സഞ്ചാരം തുടങ്ങി. അപ്രതീക്ഷിതമായി പെയ്ത തോരാമഴ കനത്ത നഷ്ടമാണ് ആലപ്പുഴയിലെ ടൂറിസം മേഖലയ്ക്കു വരുത്തിവെച്ചത്. പ്രഥമ ബോട്ട് ലീഗും നെഹ്‌റു ട്രോഫി വള്ളം കളിയും മണ്‍സൂണ്‍ ടൂറിസവുമായി പാക്കേജുകള്‍ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു കാത്തിരുന്നതാണ് ആലപ്പുഴയിലെ ഹൗസ്ബോട്ട് വ്യവസായ മേഖല. പ്രളയത്തിന്റെ ആഘാതത്തില്‍ നിന്ന് ഒറ്റയടിയ്ക്ക് കരകയറാന്‍ ആവില്ലെങ്കിലും മെല്ലെ മെല്ലെ പഴയ നിലയിലെത്താനുള്ള ശ്രമമാണ് തങ്ങളുടേതെന്ന് കേരള ഹൗസ്ബോട്ട് ഓണേഴ്സ് ഫെഡറേഷന്‍ സെക്രട്ടറിയും കൈനകരി സ്പൈസ് റൂട്സ് ഉടമയുമായ ജോബിന്‍ ജെ അക്കരക്കളം ടൂറിസം ന്യൂസ് ലൈവിനോട് പറഞ്ഞു. സ്പൈസ് റൂട്സിന്റെ ആഡംബര ഹൗസ്ബോട്ടുകളില്‍ കഴിഞ്ഞ ദിവസം മുതല്‍ സഞ്ചാരികള്‍ എത്തിത്തുടങ്ങി. അമേരിക്കക്കാരായ സൂസി റോസും എലിസബത്ത്‌ ഹോണ്‍സ്റ്റെയിനുമാണ് സഞ്ചാരത്തിനെത്തിയത്. ഇരുവരെയും സ്പൈസ് റൂട്ട്സ്  പ്രതിനിധികള്‍ സ്വീകരിച്ചു. തുര്‍ക്കിയില്‍ നിന്നുള്ള പത്തംഗ വിദ്യാര്‍ഥി സംഘം ഇന്നലെ ആലപ്പുഴയില്‍ ഹൗസ്ബോട്ട് സവാരിക്കെത്തി. ടൂറിസം ഡെപ്യൂട്ടി ... Read more

Kuttanad in Alappuzha, one of the best tourism spots in Kerala, famous for its back waters and house boats, has been in a stagnated state, after the devastating floods. Among others, tourism fraternity have also been taking part in the rescue and relief operations in the flood ridden state. Tourism News Live could witness such a noble gesture from the House Boat Owners of Alappuzha.  They have given their house boats to run relief camps for the flood victims of the Kuttanad region.  A number of families from the innermost parts of Kuttanad are living in these house boat camps. When ... Read more

As torrential rain lashes Kerala, the tourism department has decided to postpone the Nehru Trophy boat race, which was scheduled on Saturday (Aug 11) at Punnamada lake in Alappuzha. The tourism department has made the announcement considering the risk from the heavy rain and flood. Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was invited as the chief guest of the event. About 78 boats will contest in different categories in the race this time. Twenty five chundan vallams (snakeboats) will participate in the 66th edition of the boat race. Apart from it, 26 boats in Iruttu Kuthi ‘A’, four boats each in Churulan and ... Read more

  Association of Tourism Trade Organization of India (ATTOI) has been pursuing its relief activities in the flood affected Kuttanad. Recently ATTOI has distributed drinking water to the relief camps in Kuttanad. As a follow-up action, ATTOI team have visited the flooded areas and the relief camps for the second time. This time Kainakari and the other innermost areas of Kuttanad have been visited. Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies (KITTS), Taj Group, Confederation of Accredited Tour Operators (CATO) and Association of Tourism Professionals (ATP) have also take part in the relief operations of ATTOI. PK Aneesh Kumar, President, ... Read more