Tag: Kerala Travel Mart

Efforts are being made to make Kerala Tourism a fully vaccinated sector. The government aims to vaccinate as many people as possible in the tourism sector before next season, Tourism Minister P.A. Muhammad Riyaz said. Tourists will come to Kerala, Only if there is a sense of security. Everyone in the sector should register and complete the vaccination as soon as possible. This is important to revive Kerala tourism in the next season itself. Hotel, resort, and restaurant sector employees, and all entrepreneurs must register to receive the vaccine. Most of the people in this field are 18-45 years old. ... Read more

The Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) Society has urged its members to contribute to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, to support the government in fighting the pandemic. “It is our responsibility to extend support to the government by contributing our humble share towards Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, even though we are in deep trouble,” said KTM President Baby Mathew, in a letter addressed to the members. “Every small amount of help from us is valuable and we can collectively extend our financial support to the government. Requesting all the members to make this effort successful by contributing financial assistance as much ... Read more

The Kerala Travel Mart Society has set up a help-desk as a novel measure to help tourists. Many of the tourists have been struggling to find accommodation, food and water due to the impact of the corona virus. Please find the details regarding the help-desk below.

 The 11th edition of the Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) will be held at Kochi in September next year, as India’s largest congregation of tourism industry will see stakeholders across the country and abroad seek new ways to promote business. Announcing the event at a press conference here on Thursday, Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran said KTM 2020 will aim at exploring new markets for Champions Boat League (CBL), adventure tourism and MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions) along with finding excellent global buyers. “KTM 2020 will be a four-day event starting on September 24, with two days packed with sessions involving ... Read more

Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) Society revamped its managing committee for 2019-21, retaining top functionaries including Baby Mathew Somatheeram as the president, Swaminathan S as vice-president and Jose Pradeep as honorary secretary of the organisation that works for the promotion of the state’s tourism with the help of public-private partnership. The 2000-founded institution, which conducts the biennial KTM that hosts the country’s largest buyer-seller meet in the tourism segment, will have Hari Kumar C as the honorary joint secretary and Scaria Jose as the honorary treasurer. The appointments were made based on an election held last weekend in Ernakulam. The other ... Read more

Kadakampally Surendran, Minister for Tourism, Govt of Kerala, will inaugurate the project for the implementation of Green Code of Conduct in selected tourist centres to keep them plastic and garbage-free zones, on July 24. The programme, being organized by Responsible Tourism Mission (RT) in association with Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) and local self government institutions, will be held at Chaithram Hotel, Thampanoor at 11 am. As part of the launch of the project, which had been committed by the state government earlier, a two-day workshop also has been planned. The project aims to take nine selected tourist centres to Green ... Read more

The Kerala Travel Mart Society has appointed Shine K S as the Chief Executive Officer. Shine will replace Mathew Philip, who is serving his last day today as the CEO of the KTM Society. “The Society has experienced 17 years of true professionalism and exemplary service from Mathew Philip,” said Jose Pradeep, Secretary, KTM. Shine will join office from February 1, 2019. Shine was working as the Deputy Director of Tourism, Government of Kerala.

E M Najeeb, Jose Dominic, Abraham George, Baby Mathew and Riyaz Ahmed Tourism industry of Kerala is taking strong stand against frequent hartals (strikes) in the state. In order to convey their protest and to take necessary steps to alleviate the losses caused by surprise strikes and the related issues, Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) has initiated the Kerala Tourism Task Force, which would handle the issues related to hartals hereafter. A joint meeting of 28 organizations in the tourism sector, which convened on 20th December 2018 in Kochi, has passed a six-point resolution to ensure that services of the tourism industry ... Read more

An encouraging response to the Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) has prompted the idea of a much spacious permanent venue from the next edition of what is already the country’s biggest tourism event, organisers said on Sunday. KTM-2020 will also be plastic-free even as the September 27-30 venue of the biennial event took exceptional care to ensure cleanliness, they told a press conference. The just-concluded edition saw 35,000 buyer-seller meets, 15,000 of them involving delegates from foreign countries. Kerala Tourism Secretary Rani George emphasised that KTM-2018 has enabled a general change in public perception that last month’s deluge has crippled the ... Read more

Nefertiti, the Egyptian themed luxury vessel of the Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation (KSINC), will be launched by the end of October, charting a new course in cruise tourism in Kerala. This was announced on Sunday by Mohammed Hanish, Managing Director of KSINC, on the sidelines of Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) 2018, the biggest tourist conclave in the country at Willingdon Island here, where the vessel was showcased. Mohammed Hanish said Hon’ble Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan is expected to inaugurate the luxury vessel. Equipped with 3D theatre, air conditioned hall, sun deck, banquet hall, bar – lounge and an ... Read more

Kerala made milestone advances in tourism by charting steps to stir up the crucial industry that contributes to a tenth of its economy, as the country’s biggest travel event concluded on Sunday by vowing to reinvigorate the sector recovering from last month’s natural calamity. The four-day Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) has announced plans to reinvent its decade-old responsible tourism, update customised packages, strengthen tools of publicity, broaden the tourism map and deck up heritage spots to woo more travelers to God’s Own Country. The event held from September 27-30 had 35,000 business meets involving 1,635 buyers (545 of them from 66 ... Read more

Gopinath Parayil and Lakshmi at the Chekkutty stall Chekkutty dolls which became a symbol of survival and hope in flood ravaged Kerala, has conquered the hearts of buyers, sellers, and all the other visitors at the Kerala Travel Mart held in Samudrika Convention Centre in Wellington Island.  Chekkutty was an initiative started to support Chendamangalam weavers who lost their stocks in the flood in August. Ernakulam district Collector Safirulla IAS, Lakshmi Menon and Gopinath Parayil at Chekkutty stall in KTM wearing Chekkutty as a mascot of resilience and hope The dolls are made from handloom sarees weaved for Onam sales, ... Read more

The ongoing tenth edition of Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) in Kochi has the highest number of foreign buyers from US and UK, signalling the growing interest of visitors from these countries in Kerala. As many as 42 buyers have arrived from the US while around 40 buyers have turned up from the UK for business interactions with the sellers, being held at Samudrika and Sagara Convention Centre, Willingdon Island. Incidentally, this edition of the KTM has the highest number of foreign buyers, which stands at 545, and they have come from 66 countries. There are 37 buyers representing the UAE ... Read more

Kerala’s tourism warrants renewed approach that promotes customised service as well as night life besides technology and packages that are updated with times so as to win back young visitors to the state, experts said today. Digital media and even artificial intelligence are proving to be key requirements for tourism promotion to get newer audiences across the globe and God’s Own Country can’t be an exception, speakers told a seminar at the Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) in Kochi. All the same, “over-tourism” should not disturb the normal routine of the hosts even as Kerala should explore the scope of non-conventional ... Read more

Two huge kettukaalas are welcoming the visitors at Kerala Tourism stall at the 10th edition of Kerala Travel Mart held at Samudrika Convention Centre, Wellington Island, Kochi. Kettukazhcha is a display of decorated tall chariots and colourful wooden effigies of horse, bulls, etc displayed during temple festivals. The stall is an expression of the Kerala cultural heritage. Kettukazhcha is a popular in Alappuzha, Kollam and Palakkad districts in Kerala. The Onattukara area in Alappuzha district is very famous for the Kettukazhchas. Apart from Alappuzha, they are usually spotted in the rural areas of Kollam and Palakkad districts. Of all the Kettukazhchas, Ochira Kettukazhcha, ... Read more