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Kerala sets global model in Responsible Tourism

November 10, 2022652 Views

A major vehicle for economic empowerment of people, say experts at WTM London Kerala’s Responsible Tourism (RT) initiative has set a global model in sustainable destination development by creating better places for people to live in and visit, according to speakers at a special seminar at World Travel Mart (WTM), London. Participating in the seminar held on Wednesday to celebrate 15 years of Kerala’s experience in taking forward the community-based RT initiative and half-a-decade of the state RT Mission, the experts drawn from different countries said it was the effective involvement of the community in all RT activities in the state that has resulted in the evolution of a successful model in the post-Covid world. Minister for Tourism, P.A. Mohamed Riyas, who inaugura...

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Kerala’s STREET tourism project bags global award

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November 8, 2022318 Views

Water conservation initiative clinches the honour at WTM London Kerala’s sustainable and inclusive tourism project STREET has received the global award at the World Travel Mart (WTM) London in recognition of the water conservation initiatives successfully carried out as part of the community-oriented destination development plans. STREET-- which stands for Sustainable, Tangible, Responsible, Experiential, Ethnic Tourism-- is a participatory tourism development approach evolved on the basis of UNWTO's motto ‘Tourism for Inclusive Growth’. The project is being implemented as part of the globally-acclaimed Responsible Tourism initiative of the Kerala Tourism Department. The state bagged the award for the commendable work it carried out for ‘Conserving Water and Improving ...

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Kerala Tourism bags PATA Gold Award for its marketing campaign

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October 7, 20221094 Views

Kerala Tourism has bagged the prestigious Gold Award of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) for 2022 in Printed Marketing Campaign category, in a huge recognition of the government’s sustained efforts to position the state as a major global destination in the post-pandemic world. Kerala Tourism Director P B Nooh received the award from Liz Ortiguera, CEO, PATA and Maria Helena de Senna Fernandez, Director, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) in a virtual ceremony. “PATA Gold Award comes as a high honour for Kerala Tourism, which has stepped up efforts to market the state as a major global destination. It is also significant to note that this award comes shortly after Time magazine cited Kerala as one of the 50 extraordinary destinations to explore in 2022,” said Tourism Mi...

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Kerala gets ‘Hall of Fame’ status in National Tourism Awards

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September 27, 2022169 Views

Awarded in the category of ‘Comprehensive Development of Tourism’ Kozhikode gets the award for Best District Tourism Promotion Council In a huge endorsement of its sustainable tourism practices, Kerala was on Tuesday accorded the prestigious “Hall of Fame” status for being the Best State/UT in the category of ‘Comprehensive Development of Tourism’ for the fourth consecutive year at the National Tourism Awards 2018-19 presented here today. Kozhikode’s District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) was adjudged the best in the category. The awards were presented by Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar at an impressive function at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi. Tourism and Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy presided over the function. Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC) Managing Di...

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Kerala aims to take Onam celebrations to global stage

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September 13, 2022715 Views

As the week-long Onam celebrations organised by the Kerala Government drew to a close this evening with a colourful cultural pageantry in the state capital Thiruvananthapuram, Tourism Minister PA Mohammed Riyas said the Tourism Department will make all efforts to take the event to the global stage by planning it big on the lines of Spain’s La Tomatina festival next year. Inaugurating the valedictory function of Onam celebrations at Nishagandhi, Kanakakunnu Palace Grounds, Riyas said by giving a global dimension to the festival the state will be able to attract more foreign tourists during the season and ensure their active participation in cultural activities. A view of the cultural procession organised to mark the finale of the Onam celebrations in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. ...

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Kerala Tourism’s Onam fest inaugurated

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September 6, 2022768 Views

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday inaugurated the week-long Onam celebrations in Thiruvananthapuram, setting the stage for presenting before a wider audience a variety of classical, folk, ethnic and popular art forms in multiple venues in the state capital and districts across the state in the next seven days. Opening the state-wide celebrations organised by the Kerala Tourism Department at a grand function at Nishagandhi, Kanakakkunnu Palace grounds here, he described Onam as an enduring symbol of hope, resilience and resurgence which has an added significance this time as humanity is recovering from the disruptions caused by the Covid-19. “Onam this time comes with promise and hope. In the last two years, humanity had passed through an unprecedented situation t...

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TIME lists Kerala among world’s extraordinary destinations

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July 13, 2022773 Views

Kerala’s sterling efforts to put its famed but pandemic-hit tourism back on track got a major boost with the state featuring in TIME magazine’s 50 extraordinary destinations to explore in 2022. Lavishing praise on Kerala as one of India’s most beautiful states with spectacular beaches, lush backwaters, temples, and palaces, the magazine noted, “This year, Kerala is boosting motor-home tourism in India to inspire a new pas de deux of exploration and accommodation. The state’s first caravan park, Karavan Meadows, opened in Vagamon, a scenic hill station.” While noting the success of the state’s houseboat cruising, TIME said caravans are expected to follow suit with a similar promise of sustainable tourism as a large number of campers are expected to traverse the land, giving a fre...

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Kerala launches QR code-aided e-guide to boost tourism

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June 7, 2022772 Views

Minister Mohamed Riyas inaugurates virtual travel guide at Fort Kochi Kerala Tourism Minister PA Mohamed Riyas on Monday launched a virtual travel guide that gives access to all information on tourism locations through QR Code for visitors to the state. The new digital tool will provide all relevant information such as distance to the nearest bus-stand, railway station and airport, working hours of a tourist destination and its contact numbers, the Minister said after inaugurating the facility in Fort Kochi. The e-brochure, will be set up across the state's tourism centres and important airports within and outside the country. More content will be brought in the e-brochure including information on places of tourism potential which are now not widely known. More such tec...

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Kerala Tourism holds first roadshow in Europe post-COVID

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April 13, 2022900 Views

B2B meets in BIT Milan Trade Fair register impressive turnout of tour operators After a hiatus of two years caused by the COVID pandemic, Kerala Tourism organised its first B2B meet in the Spanish capital Madrid and the Italian city of Milan, showcasing a range of its new tourism initiatives and popular destinations before the leading stakeholders of tourism and hospitality industry in the two European cities. The annual BIT Milan Trade Fair, held during April 10-12, was another event in which Kerala participated to build confidence in the market and include the state back in the itineraries of tourists from the European continent. Dr. Venu V, Addl Chief Secretary, Tourism, Govt. of Kerala, who led the delegation, gave a detailed presentation on the state and its way forward ...

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KTDC launches Kerala’s first Caravan Tourism package

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April 1, 20221057 Views

First circuit to cover Kumarakom-Vagamon- Thekkady route Imparting an added momentum to the state’s Keravan Kerala initiative, Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC) has come out with an attractive ‘Caravan Holidays’ package, which offers the tourists a high-end experience of travelling through the panoramic settings at an affordable rate with an array of frills attached including free breakfast and parking. Under the package, a tourist can enjoy all comforts and compliments while travelling on a luxury caravan paying Rs 3,999 plus tax per person per night. The ride fare per kilometre has been fixed at Rs 40. Each caravan will carry up to four adults and two children. As Kerala’s premium hospitality service provider, the state-run KTDC has struck agreement with caravan...