Big endorsement for state’s sustainable initiatives on World Tourism Day Kanthalloor village panchayath in Kerala’s Idukki district, where the sustainable and inclusive STREET tourism project of the State Responsible Tourism Mission was successfully implemented, has been bestowed with the ‘Gold’ award by the Government of India in the category of Best Rural Tourism Projects. Kerala Tourism Director P B Nooh received the award from the Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, India V Vidyavathi at a ceremony held at Bharat Mandapam on the occasion of World Tourism Day in New Delhi. Kerala Responsible Tourism Mission (RTM) Coordinator and state Rural Tourism Nodal Officer K RupeshKumar and Kanthalloor Village Panchayat President P T Mohandas were also present to receive the honour. Keral...
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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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