Tag: Kerala

The Kerala Travel Mart 2018 has kick-started in Kochi at the Grand Hyatt Kochi Bolghatty on September 27, with the Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan officially inaugurating the event by lighting the traditional lamp. More than 1600 buyers from India and abroad are in Kochi to participate in the Kerala Travel Mart. The buyers group includes representatives and heads of tourism projects and heads of tourism from the country and outside. Of the 1600 buyers, 545 are foreign buyers. “It is for the first time that we have these many buyers participating in an event in Kerala. This shows the ... Read more

India has taken great strides forward in the field of tourism during the last four years of the Government and added that tourism, today, is the cornerstone of the Indian economy, as it is a major source of employment and foreign exchange, and in order to tap the full potential of this sector, industry has to join hands, said K J Alphons, Union Minister for State for Tourism.  The minister was addressing a gathering after distributing the National Tourism Awards in Delhi. Congratulating the awardees, K J Alphons also shared the concern that the tourism sector needs to improve its ... Read more

Kerala Tourism has bagged the prestigious ‘Best State for Leisure Tourism’ award at the Zee Business Travel Award. Sooraj P K from the Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala, received the honour at the Zee Business Travel Awards function held at Oberoi Hotel. Union Minister of State for Tourism K J Alphons was the Chief Guest and Anil Kumarsingh Gayan, Minister of Tourism, Mauritius, was the Guest of Honour at the ceremony. One of the most eclectic awards for tourism in India, the Zee Business Travel Awards honour those who are responsible for taking the travel industry to greater heights. The ... Read more

Short-term and long-term projects are required to boost the tourism sector in Kerala, which has suffered major setback due to the recent floods, opined the tourism fraternity during a meeting held today in Kochi. The travel and tourism stalwarts have also observed that there is a strong need to run marketing campaigns not only in traditional print media, but also in social media, online media and in-flight magazines. The meeting has urged the software professionals from across the IT parks in Kerala to help in marketing the destination to reach out to more people. The tourism fraternity has also requested ... Read more

This World Tourism Day, celebrated across the world on September 27, the tourism fraternity in Kerala is coming together to show their love towards the God’s Own Country and take the internet to storm by posting photographs, videos and messages across various social media platforms. When you share your photographs, videos and messages, make sure to use the hashtags #keralatourism, #mykerala, #worldtourismday. Shashi Tharoor MP, who has a huge fan following in twitter, will launch the campaign tomorrow by posting photographs on his official twitter handle. The state tourism minister Kadakampally Surendran, Kerala Tourism department, celebrities from the cine world ... 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

With an aim to upgrade the elephant rehab centre at Kottoor in Thiruvananthapuram to international standards, the state Forest Department has inked an MoU with the Kerala State Housing Board. The project, to cost Rs 113 crore, is expected to be completed by October 2020. The project includes the construction of enclosures for keeping wild elephants in herds and in isolation, special care centre for the calves, ponds to harvest rainwater, veterinary hospital, office complex, training centre for the mahouts, elephant museum, biological park, accommodation for the staff and mahouts, ‘mess’ for the elephants, canteen for visitors, toilet block, modernisation of accommodation for ... Read more

Asian Yoga Federation is conducting its eighth Asian Yoga Sports Championship from 27 to 30 September 2018 at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. During the event around 500 participants from 16 Asian countries will exhibit their yoga skills at the event. The three-day championship will begin from September 27 at Jimmy George Stadium. Participants from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam, South Korea, China, Dubai, Taiwan, Iran, Afghanistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal will come down to the capital city for this big event. This is the first time the state is hosting a yoga championship of such a grand scale. Last year ... 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

An aerial view of the flood affected state While Kerala is bouncing back from the havoc caused by the recent heavy rain and devastating flood, discussions are on regarding the rebuilding of Kerala with a new vision, than just mend the damages. Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala, has put forth the concept of a ‘Nava Kerala’ (New Kerala), while re-constructing the state and invited opinions and suggestions from people from all walks of life. P K Anish Kumar, President of ATTOI (Association of Tourism Trade Organizations of India) is sharing some of his ideas to rebuild Kerala. Being in the ... Read more

B Dileep Kumar, Chief Editor of Tourism News Live, interacts with K J Alphons, Minister for Tourism at his office in New Delhi Union Tourism Minister Alphons Kannanthanam said Kerala Tourism, which is in crisis after the floods, will get the best possible assistance from the ministry of tourism. “Kerala will be given special attention in the first Tourism Mart in New Delhi. The tourism sector in Kerala is coming back from the devastating floods in a tremendous speed,” said the minister while talking exclusively to Tourism News Live. “It is that time of the year where the Neelakurinji has ... Read more

For the first time in the history of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, the state government has sanctioned projects worth Rs 72 crore for the comprehensive development of tourism in the district. “With the timely implementation of these schemes, the dream of comprehensive tourism development in the district will become a reality,” said Tourism minister Kadakampalli Surendran announcing the projects. Rs 9.98 crore was allotted for the renovation of the Chala market, one of the oldest and largest markets in Kerala. The plan is to renovate the phase of the Chala market and turn it into a heritage project with in two ... Read more

The big floods have had a blow on the tourism in Kerala, especially the hilly destination Munnar. Hardly a couple of weeks after the floods, Munnar is coming back as the Neelakurinji started blooming in many parts. In a bid to revive the tourism sector in the flood-hit Munnar, the associations of Hotels, Resorts, Tour Operators, Merchant’s Associations, and Activity organisers are coming together to conduct a car and bike rally. The rally, conducted in association with The Department of Tourism, will start from Kochi and reach Munnar, covering major town in Kochi and Idukki districts. The rally will begin from ... Read more

The Parliamentary Committee has extended its helping hands and offered help to the flood affected Kerala. The Committee gave the assurance during a meeting of Kovalam-based tourism/hospitality operators held on September 10. The tourism fraternity from Kerala has requested the Committee to include the state in the promotional videos of Government of India. The Tourism Department has assured that Kerala would get good visibility in the next set of promotional videos brought out by the ministry. The state tourism professionals have also requested the Committee to include Kerala in the Leave Travel Concession of central government employees. The team has ... Read more

The floods in Kerala had washed away the Periyavara bridge on the Munnar – Marayoor route, there by stopping all kinds of transportation between the two places. The bridge connecting tourists to Rajamal tourists zone and the Eravikulam nation park was the only access for the tourists to reach Rajamala to watch the mass blooming of Neelakurinji. The new temporary bridge is expected to be ready in two days’ time. Eravikulam National Park reported the blooming of Neelakurinji, the flower which blooms once in 12 years, last week. A huge inflow of tourists is expected in the area in the ... Read more