Issue No. 101 - January 2002

ISSUE: 101

JANUARY 2002

The Minister for Tourism Prof. K.V. Thomas stated that there is no question of KTDC-run corporations being privatised and the help of private parties ...

Flower Show 2002 is to be held in Thiruvananthapuram from January 25 to 31, 2002 at the Observatory Hill and at the hall and premises of the Institution of Engineers....

Bolghatty Palace and Hotel Muscat, run by the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation, will start offering Ayurvedic treatment by the end of December 2001, said KTDC chairperson Ms. Padmaja Venugopal. Expert doctors will be in charge of treatment at both places, she said....

The Tourism Minister Prof. K. V. Thomas said while inaugurating the Tourism Vision 2025 workshop held recently that the UDF government stood for transparency in the tourism sector....

The Tourism Minister Prof. K. V. Thomas today said that the Governments? withdrawal from the development activities of the tourism spots does not mean ?privatisation? but ?better management?....

The Nishagandhi Dance Festival being organized by the Department of Tourism will be held from Jan 25-31 2002....

Kerala Tourism in association with Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has launched a project for providing modern toilet facilities for traveling public and tourists. Titled Sayoojya, the project envisages to provide this facility in KSRTC bus stations all over Kerala. ...

Pay and use toilets will be constructed by the Department of Tourism at Thiruvananthapuram Central, Kollam, Kottarakkara, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Guruvayoor and Kannur Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus stations at a cost of Rs. 111.657 lakhs as part of the drive to provide basic amenities to the travelling public and tourists....

The Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC) and the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) have signed an agreement to work as marketing agents for each other. ...

The foundation stone for a Tourist Complex at Thanneermukkam was laid by the Minister for Tourism and Fisheries Prof. K. V. Thomas at a function held on December 17, 2001....

The laying of the foundation stone for the Nehru Trophy Pavilion being built by the State Tourism Department and the inauguration of the construction of the Alappuzha-Punnamada tourism road, jointly held at a function held on December 17, 2001, was carried out by the Minister of Tourism, Prof. K. V. Thomas....

Two big names in the hotel and leisure industry ? the Oberoi group and the Taj group ? have major investment plans for Kerala, taking advantage of what they call the tourism-friendly policy of the State....

The Kerala Tourism Developemt Corporation and the Indian Railways have joined hands to promote a rail holiday scheme for the Kerala-bound tourist fraternity....

Kerala Tourism has evolved a project to set up touch screen information kiosks as part strengthening its various tourism information offices inside and outside Kerala. ...