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Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakampally  Surendran and Tourism Secretary Rani George receives the Gold Award Kerala’s Responsible Tourism Mission has bagged Gold Award for Best in Responsible Tourism in the world. The award was received by Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakampally  Surendran and Tourism Secretary Rani George at the venue of World Travel Market, London on 6th October 2018. Launched in October 2017, the RT Mission is envisaged with a ‘triple-bottom-line’ mission, which comprises economic, social and environmental responsibilities. Making tourism a tool for the development of village and local communities, eradicating poverty and giving emphasis to women empowerment are the main ... Read more

In order to convey the message that Alappuzha is ready to receive tourists to its backwaters, the Alappzuha District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) has organized a campaign with the tag line ‘Back to Backwaters’. A house boat rally was organized as part of the promotion campaigns on 2nd November 2018 from the finishing point of the Nehru trophy boat race. It might be the first time such a rally has taken place in the whole world. More pictures of the event here: DTPC Office   Roller Skating by Alleppey Skaters Club   Roller Skating   Roller Skating   Chenda Melam (Traditional ... Read more

In order to convey the message that Alappuzha is ready to receive tourists to its backwaters, the Alappzuha District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) has organized a campaign with the tag line ‘Back to Backwaters’. A house boat rally was organized as part of the promotion campaigns on 2nd November 2018 from the finishing point of the Nehru trophy boat race. It might be the first time such a rally has taken place in the whole world. The event kick started, with a bike rally of women, which started from Alappuzha beach and concluded at the boat race finishing point. A ... Read more

In order to convey the message that Alappuzha is ready to receive tourists to its backwaters, the Alappzuha District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) has organized a campaign with the tag line ‘Back to Backwaters’. A house boat rally was organized as part of the promotion campaigns on 2nd November 2018 from the finishing point of the Nehru trophy boat race. It might be the first time such a rally has taken place in the whole world. Thousands of people, including foreign tourists, were present to take part in the boat rally. Music programme, roller skating performance by children, performance of ... Read more

പ്രളയത്തെതുടര്‍ന്ന് പ്രതിസന്ധിയിലായ കേരളത്തിലെ വിനോദ സഞ്ചാര രംഗത്തെ രക്ഷിക്കാന്‍ സര്‍ക്കാര്‍ ഇടപെടല്‍ തേടി മുഖ്യമന്ത്രിക്കും ടൂറിസം മന്ത്രിക്കും അസോസിയേഷന്‍ ഓഫ് ടൂറിസം ട്രേഡ് ഓര്‍ഗനൈസേഷന്‍സ് ഇന്ത്യ (അറ്റോയ്) നിവേദനം നല്‍കി. പ്രസിഡന്റ് സിഎസ് വിനോദ്, സെക്രട്ടറി പി വി മനു, ജോയിന്‍റ് സെക്രട്ടറി ജനീഷ് ജലാല്‍, ട്രഷറര്‍ സഞ്ജീവ് കുമാര്‍, മുൻ പ്രസിഡന്റ് പി കെ അനീഷ് കുമാർ എന്നിവരാണ് നിവേദക സംഘത്തിലുണ്ടായിരുന്നത്. നിവേദനത്തിന്‍റെ പൂര്‍ണ രൂപം  കേരളത്തിന്‌ വന്‍ വരുമാനം നേടിത്തന്ന കേരളത്തിലെ ടൂറിസം മേഖല ഇക്കഴിഞ്ഞ പ്രളയത്തിനു ശേഷം അനക്കമറ്റ നിലയിലാണ്. ആളൊഴിഞ്ഞ ഹോട്ടലുകളും റിസോര്‍ട്ടുകളും, ബുക്കിംഗോ അന്വേഷണമോ ഇല്ലാതെ ടൂര്‍ ഓപ്പറേറ്റര്‍മാര്‍, പ്രളയശേഷം ശമ്പളം കിട്ടാതെ ആയിരക്കണക്കിന് ജീവനക്കാര്‍, തീരത്തു ഒരേ കിടപ്പ് കിടക്കുന്ന ഹൗസ് ബോട്ടുകള്‍, പ്രതിസന്ധിയിലായി ടാക്സി ഡ്രൈവര്‍മാര്‍, ജീപ്പ് ഡ്രൈവര്‍മാര്‍, അലക്കു തൊഴിലാളികള്‍.. അങ്ങനെ അനുബന്ധ തൊഴിലെടുക്കുന്ന പതിനായിരങ്ങള്‍, വായ്പ തിരിച്ചടയ്ക്കാന്‍ പണമില്ലാതെ വലയുന്ന വിനോദ സഞ്ചാര സംരംഭകര്‍.. ഇങ്ങനെ വിവരണാതീതമായ ഭീതിദ ... Read more

KTDC Samudra, Kovalam Adding to its portfolio of new products, Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC) has unveiled Premium Life Membership and Institutional Membership cards for individuals and institutions at affordable rates, offering seven nights of free stay in a year and substantial discounts on all its premium facilities, including hotels at hill stations and beach resorts. The scheme will be formally launched by state Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac in the presence of Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran, in Thiruvananthapuram on November 1. The fee for Premium Life membership has been fixed at Rs 10 lakh and for institutional membership ... Read more

  In order to convey the message that Alappuzha is ready to receive tourists to its backwaters, the Alappzuha District Tourism Promotion Council is organizing a campaign with the tag line ‘Back to Backwaters’. The authorities are planning to have boat rally from the finishing point of the Nehru trophy boat race. The date of the rally is 2nd November 2018. Earlier the event was scheduled on 5th October, but postponed due to unfavourable weather conditions. Nehru trophy boat race – file photo Nehru trophy boat race also will be conducted shortly, as informed by the officials from the DTPC. ... Read more

Sree Narayana Guru The union ministry of tourism has approved in principle the Sree Narayana Guru Spiritual Tourism Circuit proposed by Kerala Tourism. The project will link all the places related to Sree Narayana Guru, the social reformer of Kerala. The Tourism Ministry has also sanctioned Rs 70 crore for the project by including it under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme. However, Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran said the state government have asked for Rs 118 crore for the project. Sree Narayana Guru was born in 1856 C.E. in the village of Chempazhanthi in Thiruvananthapuram. He is considered among the greatest ... Read more

Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran has said that the Rs 3 crore development project for the Perumathura beach in Thiruvananthapuram, will be implemented soon. The project features a walkway, ticket counter, children’s park, landscaping, watchtower, parking ground and retaining wall. The minister has announced the same after a review meeting convened in the backdrop of complaints that the project implementation would be affected by the barge construction for the Vizhinjam port project. “The tourism project will be implemented 600 metres away from the barge site. First phase will be completed in ten months. Rs 2.4 crore has been sanctioned to the ... Read more

Kerala made milestone advances in tourism by charting steps to stir up the crucial industry that contributes to a tenth of its economy, as the country’s biggest travel event concluded on Sunday by vowing to reinvigorate the sector recovering from last month’s natural calamity. The four-day Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) has announced plans to reinvent its decade-old responsible tourism, update customised packages, strengthen tools of publicity, broaden the tourism map and deck up heritage spots to woo more travelers to God’s Own Country. The event held from September 27-30 had 35,000 business meets involving 1,635 buyers (545 of them from 66 ... Read more

A survey will be conducted seeking the possibility of offering job opportunities through tourism for people in the state’s flood-hit areas even as the August calamity has not damaged the infrastructure facilities in the sector, Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran said on Friday. “Students of Kerala Institute Tourism and Travel Studies(KITTS) will conduct the survey among the natives in this regard. It will help bring more people to the tourism sector,” he said at the Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) in Kochi. “The government conducted a “Readiness Survey” from September 1 to know if we are ready for receiving tourists. The study’s ... Read more

Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran said the state government is planning to introduce a law to prevent encroachments and illegal constructions in ecologically sensitive tourist destinations. “The government is focused on promoting tourism without exploiting nature,” he said addressing the media after visiting the Kerala Travel Mart in Kochi. “When Kodiyeri Balakrishnan was the Tourism Minister, the state government introduced a Bill preventing unscientific construction and encroachment in ecologically sensitive tourist places. However, the Bill could not become law. But Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the government have accorded due importance to the environment while promoting tourism,” he said. The ... Read more

ടൂറിസം രംഗത്ത് പരിസ്ഥിതിക്ക് കോട്ടം വരാത്തവിധം മാത്രം നിര്‍മാണ പ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങള്‍ അനുവദിയ്ക്കാന്‍ നിയമ നിര്‍മാണം പരിഗണനയിലെന്ന് മന്ത്രി കടകംപള്ളി സുരേന്ദ്രന്‍. കൊച്ചിയില്‍ കേരള ട്രാവല്‍ മാര്‍ട്ട് വേദിയില്‍ മാധ്യമ പ്രവര്‍ത്തകരോട് സംസാരിക്കുകയായിരുന്നു മന്ത്രി. പ്രളയം മൂലം തൊഴില്‍ നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടവര്‍ക്ക് ടൂറിസത്തിലൂടെ വരുമാനം ഉണ്ടാക്കാനുള്ള സാധ്യത ആരായാന്‍ സര്‍വേ നടത്തും. കേരള ഇന്‍സ്റ്റിറ്റ്യൂട്ട് ഓഫ് ടൂറിസം ആന്‍ഡ് ട്രാവല്‍ സ്റ്റഡീസിനായിരിക്കും പ്രാദേശികവാസികളില്‍ സര്‍വേ നടത്താനുള്ള ചുമതല. അധ്യാപകരും വിദ്യാര്‍ത്ഥികളുമടങ്ങുന്ന സംഘമായിരിക്കും സര്‍വേ നടത്തുന്നത്. ഈ പ്രക്രിയയിലൂടെ കുറേയാളുകളെ ടൂറിസം മേഖലയിലേക്ക് കൊണ്ടു വരാന്‍ സാധിക്കുമെന്നും കടകംപള്ളി സുരേന്ദ്രന്‍ പറഞ്ഞു. നവകേരള നിര്‍മ്മാണ പ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങളില്‍ ടൂറിസം മേഖലയ്ക്കായി 700 ലധികം കോടി രൂപയുടെ പദ്ധതിയാണ് സംസ്ഥാന സര്‍ക്കാര്‍ തയ്യാറാക്കിയിരിക്കുന്നത്. . മലബാറിന്‍റെ സമഗ്ര ടൂറിസം വികസനം ലക്ഷ്യമിട്ട് ആദ്യം പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചതിനു പുറമെ കൂടുതല്‍ പദ്ധതികള്‍ സര്‍ക്കാര്‍ നടപ്പാക്കാനൊരുങ്ങുകയാണെന്നും അദ്ദേഹം പറഞ്ഞു. പ്രതികൂലമായ സാഹചര്യത്തിനിടയിലും കെടിഎം പോലൊരു അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര പ്രാധാന്യമുള്ള സമ്മേളനം നടത്താന്‍ സാധിച്ചതില്‍ ഭാരവാഹികള്‍ക്ക് ... Read more

Tourists including children and adolescents who visit Veli can now have a trip on a Mini train. Kadakampally Surendran, Minister of Tourism said that a Miniature Railway project was approved at the Veli Tourist Village. The Miniature Railway project, which has modern facilities, will be implemented by the State Tourism Department at a cost of Rs 9 crore. The project will become a reality within 18 months. Tourists can travel on the Mini Train by up to 2 kilo meters. The tourism minister said that the outline of the project is ready. The train will be operated by solar energy. ... Read more

Major focus to be given for responsible tourism and ecologically friendly tourism projects in Kerala, opined Pinarayi Vijayan, the Chief Minister of Kerala. The minister was addressing a gathering at the Grand Hyatt Kochi Bolghatty after inaugurating the 10th edition of Kerala Travel Mart today. “The government is aiming to position Kerala in the world tourism map through promoting Responsible tourism. When a region changes as a part of responsible tourism, every section of the people will also benefit from it. The government is planning a project to promote the traditional art forms and cultural specialties of the Malabar region. ... Read more