As the summer holiday season is fast approaching, we will be unfolding new products before the domestic visitors by targeting school holidays and family audiences, said Kerala tourism minister PA Mohamed Riyas.
The 12th edition of the four-day Kerala Travel Mart 2024 kicked off in grand style in Kochi, with the inaugural ceremony held at Le Meridien in the suburban area of Kundannoor. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan honoured recently retired chief secretary Venu V during the inaugural ceremony of Kerala Travel Mart 2024 in Kochi on 26 September. The event was attended by MLAs K.J. Maxi and K. Babu; MP Hibi Eden; KTM president Jose Pradeep; tourism minister P.A. Mohammed Riyas; finance minister K.N. Balagopal; tourism secretary K. Biju; mayor Anilkumar M, and Ernakulam district collector N.S.K. Umesh.
The popular boat racing event is the reason why Kerala is sometimes also referred to as the ‘Venice of the East'. The backwaters of the coastal state offer the perfect locale to organise the event that dates back to several centuries.
Kerala has a string of local boat races, but the first among them to gain national notice was named Nehru Trophy Boat Race (NTBR).
The tourism caravan has all the necessary facilities for a comfortable stay such as sofa-cum-bed, kitchenette with fridge and microwave oven, dining table, toilet cubicle, partition behind the driver, air-conditioner, internet connectivity, audio-video facilities, charging system and GPS
These tourism centres will now be accessible to tourists who have taken at least the first dose of the Covid vaccine or possess a negative RT-PCR test certificate taken in the last 72 hours. This rule is applicable to hotels, resorts, homestays, houseboats and open spaces for tourists.
With Munnar hill-station experiencing sub-zero temperatures, it has suddenly found a place on the bucket list of locals and tourists alike.
Kerala's total direct earnings from the sector in the last calendar year touched Rs 26,000 crore, up from Rs 23,098 crore, a growth of 12.56 per cent.
The Kochi and Ernakulum regions, which have been under the waters for almost two weeks, alone accounts for around 52 per cent of all tourism in the state.
Once in every 12 years, Munnar unleashes a visual extravaganza during July to October as the mass flowering of Neelakurinji paints the hills blue
