Tag: Mohammad Riyaz

For the first time in the country, responsible tourism classification of hotels and resorts is being implemented in Kerala. Minister Mohammad Riyaz inaugurated the project and released the software and video. The Minister also inaugurated an online portal for services including accreditation for homestays, service villas, ayurvedic centers, adventure travel service providers, amusement parks, and homesteads. Hotels and resorts are classified into RT Diamond, RT Gold, and RTC Silver. Green Certificates will be awarded to those who achieve 80% score on the basis of performance with emphasis on environmental protection and sustainable development. Among the top 20 tourist destinations in ... Read more

During a question and answer session in the Assembly, Minister Mohammad Riyaz said that the PWD rest houses would be converted into people’s rest houses. As part of this, an online booking facility will be available on November 1 where the public can book rooms. If you need a room in a rest house, the general public can now book online through the portal. The online system will be set up without losing the existing facilities for the officers. The aim is to make the rest house more people friendly and turn it into a people’s rest house. The Public ... Read more

Minister Mohammad Riyaz has promised to include Payamkuttimala, a tourist destination near Vadakara Lokanarkavu on the world tourism map. The assurance was given by the minister at a high-level meeting held after visiting Payamkuttimala yesterday. If included in the world tourism map, Payamkuttimala will become a popular destination among tourists and pilgrims from all over the world. Payamkuttimala is an ideal place for a caravan park. For so long the caravan was accessible only to those of high financial capacity. This situation is about to change. With the implementation of Caravan Park, employment opportunities in the local sector will increase. ... Read more

After taking on the new responsibility, Minister met Santhosh George Kulangara as part of his desire to talk to those involved in the tourism sector and hear their words. The Minister said that the conversation with Santhosh George Kulangara provided a lot of knowledge and experience. The video of the conversation will be shared on the official Facebook page at 7 pm today.

Those who work directly or indirectly in connection with tourist destinations will be vaccinated and opened as safe-havens. As a first step, Vaccination in Vaithiri and Meppadi in Wayanad district will be completed and opened to tourists within seven days. Mohammad Riyaz and Veena George said in a press conference. According to the list prepared by the Department of Tourism, the distribution of the vaccine is on a priority basis. Complete vaccination first at two centers in a district. In the next phase, the vaccine will be given in Munnar, Thekkady, Fort Kochi, Kumarakom, Kovalam, and Varkala. Through this, the ... Read more

Upgrading KTDC’s online booking system. The updated online booking system will be operational this month. The channel manager software system is designed to help international and domestic tourists to book KTDC hotels more quickly and efficiently. This is the first step towards making KTDC hotels part of the global tourism network. The channel manager software system will be used to make live bookings at KTDC hotels from the world’s leading booking portals such as Booking.com, Agoda, India’s leading portals such as Make My Trip, Goibibo, and the central public sector undertaking IRCTC. This system will be implemented for the first ... Read more

The aim is to double the number of tourists arriving by 2025 and 2022 is expected to be the year of covid-free tourism. Muhammad Riyaz. The minister was speaking at an online meeting convened to invite suggestions for overcoming the downturn in the tourism sector. About 18 organizations attended the meeting called by the minister. Tourism Authority will launch special marketing campaigns after the covid second wave. Immediate action will be taken to target intra-state tourism and tourist arrivals from other states. In addition to completing the existing ones, heritage projects like Ponnani and Aranmula will be set up immediately. ... Read more