Vallachira Panchayath Onagosham The Onam celebrations of Vallachira—‘Vallachira Panchayath Onagosham’— is set to go global. A Responsible Tourism Company, The Blue Yonder, along with Kerala Tourism is pivoting the festivities of the village, 15 kms from Thrissur, as a showcase for travellers. A pre Onam festival held in July 2023, had 25 vloggers and industry stakeholders … Read more
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Craftsmen making Aranmula Kannadi at Kerala Arts and Crafts Village, Vellar, Thiruvananthapuram | Photo Credit: SREEJITH R KUMAR An artisan of exquisite talent from Wayanad, Biju Babu weaves magic into bamboo, crafting artifacts of unrivalled beauty that echo the unique allure of Kerala. Yet, his painstaking craftmanship is being eclipsed by an avalanche of inexpensive … Read more
Bioluminescence witnessed in Kumbalangi | Photo Credit: Vivek Udaya In Kochi, all roads currently lead to Kumbalangi. The postcard-pretty fishing village, approximately 15 kilometres from Ernakulam, has been hosting a natural neon party. The vast stretches of shrimp farms lined along with the backwaters have been shimmering in bioluminescence, a phenomenon that makes it glow … Read more
Tourism and Public Works Minister Shri P A Mohamed Riyas receiving the draft of the Design Policy from Director of National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, Prof Praveen Nahar at the valedictory function of the three-day Design Policy workshop, jointly organised by the departments of Tourism and Public Works, in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday. Kerala today came out with a draft … Read more
Overcoming the grim blow dealt by the COVID-19 pandemic, Kerala Tourism has bounced back clocking 3.8 million domestic tourists in the first quarter of 2022, marking an impressive growth of 72.48 per cent as compared to 2.2 million footfalls during the corresponding period of 2021, Tourism Minister P A Mohamed Riyas said on Wednesday. Going … Read more
Launching the dedicated WhatsApp interactive service at a function here, Tourism Minister PA Mohamed Riyas said Maya will serve as a virtual travel assistant for tourists to ask and get complete information they need for a hassle-free travel experience in the state. Kerala Tourism on Wednesday launched its 24×7 WhatsApp chatbot ‘Maya’ to enable tourists … Read more
The state has also launched a major initiative to open up the whole of the state for tourists in a sustainable manner without disturbing the ecology. Kerala is preparing itself for hosting long-haul travellers with new ideas and products like caravan tourism, going beyond the existing bouquet of offerings like beaches and backwaters. The idea … Read more
Kerala Tourism Minister PA Mohamed Riyas said investors had registered, evincing interest in setting up 120 caravan parks, while 353 entrepreneurs had registered to run caravans. After houseboats, Kerala Tourism is betting big on caravan tourism — ‘Keravan Kerala’ — for the post-pandemic revival. Kerala Tourism Minister PA Mohamed Riyas on Friday said investors had … Read more
Hotels and resorts have been classified into RT Diamond, RT Gold and RT Silver categories, based on their scores on the specified environmental parameters, the minister said. Kerala on Tuesday introduced a ‘responsible tourism’ (RT) classification for hotels and resorts, giving a thrust to environmental protection and ecological restoration through tourism. Launching the RT classification … Read more
Tourism, a big revenue earner for Kerala, has suffered significant damage over the past three years. (Kerala Tourism) A Taiwanese delegation, which recently visited Kerala and met Tourism Minister P.A. Mohammed Rias, has expressed a desire to work with the state’s tourism sector, Asian News International reported. The delegation members discussed with Rias tourism in Taiwan and … Read more