The Kerala Tourism has bagged this year’s Pacific Asia Travel Association award for its Muziris Heritage Project in the ‘Heritage & Culture’ category. The award, sponsored by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), went to the Muziris Heritage Project for its conservational efforts, uniqueness and impact on local…
Giving a fillip to tourism promotion in the state, the State Tourism Investment Promotion Board has been set up with the chief minister as chairman. The Cabinet meeting on Wednesday took a decision to set up the board with the tourism minister as vice-chairman and the tourism secretary…
The Kerala tourism department has bagged State Planning Board’s award for the Best performance in the implementation of Annual Plan 2013-14. The department has secured the first rank under category (III) for timely monitoring and completion of its projects. Category (III) includes around 120 departments and implementing agencies,…
A luxury liner from Sri Lanka and chartered flights from China are expected in Kerala as part of efforts to woo more tourists from the two countries, a minister said on Wednesday. Kerala Tourism Minister A.P. Anil Kumar told IANS that his department’s efforts to attract more and…
The season of boat races in Kerala kick started with the Champakulam Moolam boat race yesterday. The Champakulam boat race which started yesterday marks the onset of the season of boat races in Kerala leading to the famous Nehru Trophy Snake Boat Race that is held in the…
The Maharaja Express – a luxury train operated by IRCTC may operate on a new route from Delhi to Kerala next year to facilitate tourists to enjoy the beauty of the monsoon in southwest India, a minister said on Saturday. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, who was in Goa…
ITB Berlin is world’s largest tourism trade fair that began on Wednesday where the Kerala Tourism stand is the biggest among the state tourism boards from India at the prestigious Internationale Tourismus-Borse Berlin (ITB Berlin) – 2015, said a Kerala minister. Tourism Minister A.P. Anil Kumar. said. “We…
On Monday the Kerala’s Guruvayur Temple held its annual elephant race, heralding the beginning of a 10-day-long festival dedicated to Lord Krishna. The elephant race, locally known as ‘Anayottam’, marks the beginning of the annual Guruvayur festival in Kerala’s Thrissur District. Devotees from across the state thronged the…
The second edition of Kerala blog express (2.0) has been flagged off by the Kerala tourism department here on Tuesday. The second edition of the campaign promoted to enable some of the world’s foremost online travel writers to explore the state. The Kerala Blog Express bus takes selected,…
According to the latest data of the state tourism department of Kerala, the state has recorded a 12.11 per cent increase in the total revenue from the tourism sector, which is the backbone of the state’s economy, during 2014. Kerala state could have mobilised Rs 24,885.44 crore both…
Kerala the ‘God’s Own Country Continues to draw highest revenues to tourist industry. In Nagur an official of Kerala Tourism said that Kerala continues to be the most preferred destination for domestic as well as international tourists. The foreign tourist arrival in Kerala in 2014 stood at 9,23,366…
On Wednesday the Tourism of Kerala Introduced a quick response QR code-aided search as an effort to ease the travel planing for holidays-goers in Kerala. Now the travellers can easily find destinations and information on the department’s official website of Kerala. Kerala Tourism Minister A.P. Anil Kumar, while…
With 39000 visitors from Bengal last year last year, a marginal rise from 36000 in 2013, the Kerala is eyeing a larger gift from the state. Kerala came calling on City of Joy with the dazzling sights and sounds of God’s own country. With 12.11% growth in the…
An Official said on Monday that Kerala is aiming at ten per cent growth in tourist arrival during 2015, Kerala Tourism additional director Anupama T V said that “We had registered a growth of about 7.5 per cent in tourist arrival during 2014. In 2015, we are targeting a ten per cent…
Many Russian tourists travelling to Kerala wonder why buying a bottle of whiskey or ordering a beer in a restaurant in the state is such an impossible chase. Kerala made international headlines in August last year when the Oommen Chandy-led United Democratic Front government introduced a new liquor…
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