Tag: KeralaTravelMart

Kerala Travel Mart gets off to a great start

Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) — one of India’s biggest and prolific tourism meets has got off to a great start with governor Arif Mohammed Khan inaugurating the Mart through Video conferencing. In his speech, he drew attention to the need to highlight domestic tourism for better collaboration among different states and even greater understanding between people. The event of 11th KTM which is held on a virtual platform for the first time aims to engage around 500 international buyers and 650 domestic buyers, facilitating 15,000 meetings between these buyers and exhibitors from all over Kerala. Speaking at the inauguration he ... Read more

Kerala CM to inaugurate KTM virtual meet which seeks to revive Kerala’s tourism

Chief Minister Shri Pinarayi Vijayan will open next week’s Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) that seeks to reinvigorate the state’s tourism, as the March 1-5 virtual braces up to take full advantage out of a post-Covid scenario by initiating a milestone convergence of domestic and foreign buyers in the vital sector. Tourism Minister Shri Kadakampally Surendran will chair the inaugural function at the Uday Palace Convention Centre at Kowdiar in the heart of the city. Finance Minister Dr T M Thomas Isaac will be the chief guest at the ceremony being organized in strict adherence to Covid-19 protocol, according to KTM ... Read more

Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) expected to be held in March 2021 on Virtual Platform

Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) Society has started preparations for a Virtual Kerala Travel Mart in March this year. The dates of the Virtual Travel Mart are expected to be announced soon by the Kerala Tourism department and KTM. The 5-day-long virtual exhibition will have B2B meetings and seminars on different topics. There will be seminars on all five days where experts from the industry will discuss and deliberate ways to revive the tourism sector in the state. The motive to promote tourism and its related activities in the State of Kerala led to the formation of the Kerala Travel Mart ... Read more

Urgent attention from Government required for Tourism Industry – Kerala High Court

The Central Government Counsel has sought more time to file a statement on the petition filed by Kerala Travel Mart Society and Kerala tour operators against the inaction of the Central government in announcing a financial stimulus package to the travel and tourism sector. The Kerala High Court after the first hearing of the petition on 21 DEC has observed the current plight of the stakeholders of the tourism industry and remarked that the sector requires urgent attention of the central government. The Counsel for the Central Government has said that since the matter involved policy decisions, more time is ... Read more