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Photo for representative purpose only In an effort to empower women and create an awareness about how women can succeed in hospitality industry, The Uday Samudra Groupl, Kovalam, in association with the major hospitality organizations, conduct the first ever International Waitress Race on the occasion of the International Women’s Week. It was announced by the organizers at a press meet in Thiruvananthapuram. The Race will be held on March 13, 2019 at Vellar Kovalam. Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran will flag off the race an 4 pm. The winners will receive cash awards and certificates The race is expected to encourage women ... Read more

Association of Professionals in Tourism (APT) has a new team to lead the organization. Hari KC (East Bound Discoveries) is the new President of APT; Janeesh J (Chalukya Grace Tours Pvt Ltd), the new Secretary and Joe Julian (LPTI) and Arun Kumar (LPTI) are elected as Vice Presidents. Saji R S (Aamantran Travel) and Karthik (Floohoo Travels) are taking charge as Joint Secretaries where Mahesh R (Southern Experts) is the new Treasurer. Biju H Nath (Dharma Connect), Sanjeev Kumar (Voyages Kerala) and Subhash Ghosh (Kerala Greenery) are elected as Senior Advisory Members. Hari KC, President Apart from the new appointments, the meeting has ... Read more

Procession organized by ATTOI in Thiruvananthapuram Kerala’s tourism sector has been bouncing back to normalcy after the devastating floods of August this year. However, the industry is still facing holdups in various forms from different areas. The recent strike (harthal) in the name of Sabarimala temple was the latest event, which affected the tourists visiting the state. Normally tourists are exempted from strikes or harthals, as they are considered guests of the state. However, for the first time, tourists were also targeted on  harthal, which took place on 17th November 2018.  The protest in the Kochi International Airport on 16th ... Read more