Kerala Government’s decision to turn the Rest Houses under the Public Works Department (PWD) intothe state’s largest hospitality network by opening up them for the tourists and the public has yielded a steep increase of 54 per cent in revenue from these public assets since March last year. According to Minister for Public Works and Tourism P A Mohamed Riyas, income from nine rest houses rose to Rs 6.32 crore after the government rebranded the facility as People’s Rest House in November 2021. A total of 1.08 lakh bookings were recorded by the rest houses after making them easily accessible to tourists and the public by introducing online booking system and regulation of check-in and check-out timings, which mark an increase of 57 per cent, the Minister said. Riyas said more st...
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