Tag: Alphons K J

Himachal Pradesh has bagged three awards at the India Today Tourism Awards 2019. The state received three runner up awards for ‘Best Adventure Destination”, ‘Best Mountain Destination’ and ‘Most Scenic Road’ during the India Today Tourism Survey and Awards 2019 function held in New Delhi. Union Minister of State for Tourism K J Alphons presented the award to the state. Vivek Mahajan Deputy Resident Commissioner has received the award from the minister. Hang Gliding Bir Billing was presented best runner up award under “Best Adventure Destination” category, Sangla in Kinnaur district bagged runner up award in ‘Best Mountain Destination’ category whereas ... Read more

To give a boost to the flood-ravaged tourism industry of the state, the Union Ministry of Tourism will organize a ‘Cultural Festival of India’ at Thekkinkadu Maidanam, Thrissur and Amal Jyothi Engineering College, Kanjirappally. The festival at Thrissur, the cultural capital of Kerala, will be held on February 23, 2019. Art forms of 10 states, including Kerala will be staged on the occasion, in which around 150 artists from different parts of the state are expected to participate. The cultural festival of India event will be held at Amal Jyoti College on February 24, 209. “The tourism industry in Kerala ... Read more

With an aim to boost the Kerala Tourism, the state tourism minister has requested the Union Minister for Tourism Alphons K J to include the flood-affected state in the Incredible India campaign. “In order to boost the Kerala tourism industry what actually is needed is to give maximum publicity and marketing highlighting the well placed state of post flood Kerala Tourism. For this purpose, I request you to include Kerala Tourism in Tourism Ministry’s Incredible India campaign,” reads the letter written by Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran addressing Union Tourism Minister Alphons K J. The Kerala Budget presented in the ... Read more

Union Minister of State for Tourism Alphons K J has laid the foundation stone for the first phase of Swadesh Darshan development works at places associated with Sree Narayana Guru. Alphons has inaugurated the Sivagiri Tirthankar Circuit at a function held at the Sivagiri Mutt in Varkala. The Sivagiri Mutt will have a tourist facilitation centre, enquiry room, waiting room, first aid, kiosks, clock room (236 Sqm), community dining hall with kitchen and audio-visual hall to be constructed at a cost of Rs 14.92 crore. Chempazhanthy Gurukulam will have tourist facilitation centre, enquiry room, waiting room, first aid, kiosks, clock room, cafeteria and ... Read more

KJ Alphons, Minister of Tourism (I/C), Government of India, will inaugurate the South Asia’s largest travel trade exhibition, SATTE 2019. The 26th edition of the event, will be held at a different venue. This edition of the event will be held at the India Expo Centre, Greater Noida. In order to boost the image of India as the most sought-after tourism destination in the global tourism market, earlier this year the Ministry of Tourism (MoT), Govt of India has also continued its support to SATTE’s buyer programme for 2019. The objective is to bring more and more international buyers and ... Read more

Alphons KJ, Union Minister for Tourism has announced Rs 32 crores worth tourism development projects in Kanyakumari. The project envisages different enhancement activities in the tourist center including a bridge between Vivekananda rock and Thiruvalluvar statue. Alphons has visited the site along with Pon Radhakrishnan, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Shipping. Later Alphons has explained to the media, the various development activities planned for the coastal areas worth Rs 100 cores, under the ‘Swedeshi Darshan’ scheme of the Union Ministry and said the development activities in Kanyakumari will be part of these works. Kanyakuamri ... Read more

In the second week of September Union Minister K J Alphons said that rupee depreciation was good for the country’s tourism sector, and, his words seem to be true, looking at the growth of inbound tourism. The strengthening dollar and Euro has made India an attractive destination for foreign tourists. Though the outbound tourism has taken a hit, the tourism industry has high hopes regarding the inbound tourists. Alphons has said earlier last month that the central government is taking all measures to double the tourist inflow in India in next three years. Apart from foreign travellers, there’s a remarkable rise in ... Read more

The tourism industry in Kerala has showed its strong character post the devastating floods in August and the way it made the revival is astounding, Union Tourism Minister of State (Independent Charge) K J Alphons said. He was speaking after the inauguration of the exhibition stalls and pavilions at the tenth edition of Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) at Samudrika and Sagara Convention Centre, Willingdon Island in Kochi. “I give emphasis on Kerala Tourism’s ability to recoup after a severe natural calamity as an epitome wherever I go. We bounced back defeating all the never-seen-before challenges. It gives the positive sign that ... Read more

കേരളത്തില്‍ പ്രളയാനന്തര വിനോദസഞ്ചാരമേഖലയിലെ ഉണര്‍വ്വ് അത്ഭുതകരമാണെന്ന് കേന്ദ്ര ടൂറിസം സഹമന്ത്രി അല്‍ഫോണ്‍സ് കണ്ണന്താനം പറഞ്ഞു. രാജ്യത്തെ ഏറ്റവും വലിയ ടൂറിസം മേളയായ കേരള ട്രാവല്‍ മാര്‍ട്ടിലെ പവിലിയനുകളും സ്റ്റാളുകളും ഉദ്ഘാടനം ചെയ്യുകയായിരുന്നു അദ്ദേഹം. വെല്ലിംഗ്ടണ്‍ ഐലന്‍ഡിലെ സാമുദ്രിക, സാഗരാ കണ്‍വെന്‍ഷന്‍ സെന്‍റററുകളാണ് വാണിജ്യ കൂടിക്കാഴ്ചകളും പ്രദര്‍ശനങ്ങളുമടങ്ങുന്ന കെടിഎമ്മിന്‍റെ പത്താംപതിപ്പിന് വേദിയായിരിക്കുന്നത്. വിവിധ പ്രകൃതി ദുരന്തങ്ങളെ അതിജീവിച്ച സംസ്ഥാന വിനോദസഞ്ചാരമേഖലയുടെ കരുത്ത് എവിടെയും ദൃഷ്ടാന്തമായി മാറിയിരിക്കുകയാണ്. മുന്‍പൊരിക്കലും കണ്ടിട്ടില്ലാത്ത പ്രതിസന്ധിയെയാണ് ഇപ്പോള്‍ അതിജീവിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നത്. പ്രളയാനന്തരവും വിനോദസഞ്ചാരം പ്രൗഡി വീണ്ടെടുത്തു എന്നതിന്‍റെ അനുകൂല സൂചനയാണ് കെടിഎം എന്നും കേന്ദ്രമന്ത്രി പറഞ്ഞു. സംസ്ഥാന വിനോദസഞ്ചാര വകുപ്പ് ഉത്തരവാദിത്ത വിനോദസഞ്ചാരം പ്രമേയമാക്കി സജ്ജമാക്കിയ പവിലിയനും കേന്ദ്ര മന്ത്രി ഉദ്ഘാടനം ചെയ്തു. തുടര്‍ന്ന് വിവിധ സ്റ്റാളുകളും പവിലിയനുകളും അദ്ദേഹം സന്ദര്‍ശിച്ചു. സംസ്ഥാന ടൂറിസം സെക്രട്ടറി റാണി ജോര്‍ജ്, കെടിഎം സൊസൈറ്റി പ്രസിഡന്‍റ് ബേബി മാത്യു സോമതീരം, കെടിഡിസി ചെയര്‍മാന്‍ എം. വിജയകുമാര്‍, ഇന്ത്യന്‍ അസോസിയേഷന്‍ ഓഫ് ടൂര്‍ ഓപ്പറേറ്റേഴ്സ് ... Read more

The government is taking a slew of measures to increase the number of tourists visiting India from China. And, as part of this initiative, the ministry is planning to appoint a strategic adviser for the Chinese market. The strategic adviser is appointed to advice and coordinate strategies to attract more inbound tourists from China. This was revealed by KJ Alphons, Minister for Tourism, Government of India, at the India Tourism Mart in New Delhi. “As a destination India is doing phenomenally well and is growing well above the global average. In the meantime, Chinese market continues to be a concern for India ... Read more

Union Tourism Minister Alphons K J today invited the global tourism stakeholders to visit Kerala supporting the flood-hit state. “Though it was hit by one of the worst floods in the century, Kerala is emerging from the deluge at an amazing pace,” he said inaugurating the India Tourism Mart in New Delhi today. “The tourism centers and hotels in Kerala have been fully opened after the floods. I’m inviting you to visit this beautiful place,” he said addressing the gathering. “If Kerala will submit a detailed project on the renovation of Pamba river, the central government will take all the ... Read more

The Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned the project “Development of Rural Circuit: Malanad Malabar Cruise Tourism Project’ in Kerala under Swadesh Darshan Scheme for Rs 80.37 crores, said Minister of State for Tourism (I/C)  K J Alphos. The project focuses on development of water based thematic cruise experiences in and around Valapattanam and Kuppam Rivers of Kannur District. The three thematic cruises developed under the project are as follows: a) Malabari Cuisine and Culinary Cruise in Valapattanam River (Muthappan Cruise) – Cruise starts from Valapattanam to Munambu Kadavu in Valapattanam River with an effective Cruise Length of 40 km. b) ... Read more

അൽഫോൺസ് കണ്ണന്താനം കേന്ദ്ര ടൂറിസം മന്ത്രിയായ ശേഷം കേരളത്തിനു വേണ്ടത്ര സഹായം കിട്ടുന്നില്ലെന്ന സംസ്ഥാന ടൂറിസം മന്ത്രി കടകംപള്ളി സുരേന്ദ്രന്റെ ആരോപണത്തിന് മറുപടിയുമായി കണ്ണന്താനം. നടപ്പാക്കാൻ കഴിയുന്ന പദ്ധതികളേ താൻ പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കാറുള്ളൂ. കടകംപള്ളിയുടെ പരാമർശങ്ങൾ എന്തുകൊണ്ടെന്ന് അറിയില്ല. 400 കോടിയുടെ പദ്ധതികൾ ഇതിനകം കേരളത്തിന് നൽകി. ഇതിൽ എത്ര പദ്ധതി പൂർത്തിയാക്കിയെന്നു കടകംപള്ളി പറയണം.ശബരിമല അടക്കമുള്ള പദ്ധതികളുടെ സ്ഥിതിയും പറയണം. താൻ കേരളത്തിന്റെ ടൂറിസം മന്ത്രിയാണ്. ഇന്ത്യയുടെ മന്ത്രിയാണ്. എന്നിട്ടും കേരളത്തെ വഴിവിട്ടു സഹായിച്ചു. പ്രായോഗികമായ നിർദേശങ്ങളാണ് കേരളത്തിൽ നിന്ന് വരേണ്ടത്. ടൂറിസം മന്ത്രാലയത്തിന് 1320 കോടി രൂപ മാത്രമാണ് ബജറ്റ് വിഹിതമെന്നും അൽഫോൺസ് കണ്ണന്താനം പറഞ്ഞു.

India plans to have road shows to emphasis alternate therapies like Yoga and Ayurveda to attract more tourists form the US. The tourists from US have been one of the largest contributors of income in the tourism industry, UK being the second foreign contributor.  Recently, in the leadership of the tourism minister Alphons Kannanthanam, a road show under the theme ‘Incredible India’ has conducted in New York and Chicago. In 2017 India has received 1.4 million US tourists, which was 6 per cent more than that of a year ago and around 25 per cent more from 2014. Meanwhile, UK ... Read more

 “The central ministry is considering receiving the foreign tourists coming to our country by assigning government representatives,” said union minister of state for tourism Alphons Kannanthanam. He was talking to the media after the road show in various American States to showcase Indian Tourism industry under the brand name ‘Incredible India’.