Issue No. 110 - October 2002

ISSUE: 110

OCTOBER 2002

Gaining popularity and touted as one of the best platforms to interact with rest of the travel world...

In his appeal to the Central Government, the Minster for Tourism Prof. K.V.Thomas stated that a system should be put in place to enable foreign tourists to touch the international airports in Kerala, instead of disembarking at other metro cities of the country. ...

As part of Kaladi-Malayattoor sector tourism development, the Muthalapadi area will get a Central Government financial assistance worth Rs 5 million for its beautification programme. ...

The prospects of joint tourism marketing with Sri Lanka travel trade are being explored by the State Tourism Department. ...

The master plan for a project worth Rs 290 million, envisaged to transform Varkala into a prominent tourist destination in India has been prepared by the NATPAC for the District Tourism Promotion Council. ...

As part of the Dubai Airport Expo, Kerala will have its representation in the Arabian Travel Market slated to begin from May 6 to 9 next year. ...

The Government sanctioned a sum of Rs 1.1 million for modernizing the boat club at Neyyar Dam, which attracts great number of tourists including those coming from abroad. ...

The Department of Tourism has drafted a project called ?Zero Waste Kovalam? worth Rs 7.1 million, intended to make the international tourist destination ? Kovalam into a waste-free zone. ...

The states of Maharashtra and Kerala will join hands to devise a project for bringing tourists, both domestic and foreign to their respective states and also for active propaganda and campaigning for tourism at overseas venues. ...

Thenmala eco-tourism, country?s first planned eco-tourism destination is well set with its foundations firm. ...

?A tourism development with superior quality and aimed at conserving the state?s natural wealth and heritage should be the hallmark of Kerala?s tourism sector,? said the Chief Minister Mr.A.K.Antony. ...

The tourism sector has immense potential to brighten up the economy of the state in a big way, said the Chief Minister Mr.A.K.Antony, while inaugurating a two-day national seminar on ?Tourism-People to People,? organized by the Department of Tourism and the Ernakulam Press Club at Hotel Taj Residency in Kochi. ...

The Chief Minister Mr.A.K.Antony stated that in order to transform the tourism assets of the state as virtual paradise, it is high time we should evolve an effective mechanism to tackle the menacing problem of waste management. ...

Ms.Tinku Biswal is the new Additional Director (General) for the Department of Tourism. A post-graduate in Physics, she belongs to the 1997 IAS batch. ...

Ms.Tinku Biswal is the new Additional Director (General) for the Department of Tourism. A post-graduate in Physics, she belongs to the 1997 IAS batch. ...