Kerala Tourism has been awarded for its efforts in making Thekkady, in Periyar National Park in the state, a top emerging destination in the world. Kerala Tourism Secretary G Kamala Vardhana Rao received the Pacific Asia Travel Association CEO Challenge 2015 award at a function held at the…
A popular tourist destination in Kerala, Thekkady has been named the world’s top emerging destination’ in the inaugural Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) CEO Challenge 2015. Thekkady, located in Idukki district and about 250 km from the state capital, shared the award with Albay province of the Philippines….
In a bid to attract European tourists, Kerala organised a roadshow in Poland highlighting the state’s pristine beaches and importance of ayurveda in the field of medicine. Kerala Tourism Department organised the show in Warsaw yesterday, drawing a large number of visitors and representatives from the domestic outbound…
Kerala Tourism and St Petersburg’s tourism department will sign a MoU to promote tourist inflow from the second-largest Russian city to Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi. A recent meeting between state Tourism Secretary Kamala Vardhana Rao and Consul General of India in St Petersburg, Arun Kumar Sharma, with Rimma Sachinova,…
With tourist arrivals from Russia on the rise, Kerala Tourism, along with the tourism departments of Goa and Uttarakhand, is mulling over the setting up a formal association with the Russian Tourism and Cultural Ministry. The idea of formulating a board comprising the Government of India, the Ministry…
Artistes from Saarc nations will take part in an international handicrafts exhibition to be held in Kozhikode as part of the ninth edition of the Grand Kerala Shopping Festival (GKSF). The 18-day festival will be held at Iringal in Kozhikode from December 20. The Kerala Tourism Department is…
Vadakkunatha temple had won UNESCO’s Asia-Pacific award for cultural heritage conservation. Experts say that with this move, the prospects of the temple finding a place in the world heritage list has increased. Authorities are gearing up to hold more discussions regarding the heritage list when UNESCO authorities arrive…
India has won the top UNESCO prize ‘Award of Excellence’ 2015 for the remarkable conservation efforts of the majestic Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple in Kerala, the UN body announced today. The Award of Excellence for the conservation of Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur, won this year’s top prize in the…
Kochi Corporation has terminated its agreement with the firm which was entrusted with operating boats between Vypeen and Fort Kochi, in Kochi Corporation has terminated its agreement with the firm which was entrusted with operating boats between Vypeen and Fort Kochi the wake of concerns being raised about…
A slew of programmes have been arranged at various venues here as part of Onam festival week celebrations beginning on August 25, State Tourism Minister A P Anilkumar today said. “The city will come alive in a cultural extravaganza of music, dance, painting and martial arts programmes in…
Kerala Tourism is gearing up to launch hop-on/hop-off bus tours in the State capital to provide sightseeing options to tourists who want to explore Thiruvananthapuram with a more flexible schedule. Kerala Tourism will be using three buses for conducting loop tours linking major tourist spots and places of…
The tourism board of the southern state of Kerala, which attracts ten million travellers a year, is promoting Pathanamthitta district as a new holiday destination in Kerala tourism map with the Adavi Boat Festival and Gajavijnanolsavam, which would be held at Konni, a hilly town of the district….
Kochi will soon become a member of Beijing-headquartered World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) Council. The Kerala government has accepted the invitation extended by WTCF to Kochi to be a member of the Council. The council is aimed at creating a global platform for cooperation and development of tourism….
Kerala is getting ready for the 63rd edition of the fiercely competitive Nehru Boat Race on August 8, an event that serves as the curtain raiser of the tourism season in the state. The event takes place at Punnamada Lake and the chief guests for this year’s edition…
Paradise Holidays has recently launched an e-book which is a comprehensive travel guide for those interested in visiting Kerala. This is a free e-book meant to give travelers a glimpse of all that Kerala has to offer. The book will help tourists identify all the places they’d like…
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