Issue No. 116 - April 2003

ISSUE: 116

APRIL 2003

With his induction to the Pacific Area Travel Writers? Association (PATWA) ?Hall of fame? at a function held in Berlin...

A five-member core team, led by the Minister for Tourism, Prof. K. V. Thomas virtually hogged the limelight at the Internationale Tourismus Borse (ITB-2003) held at Berlin in Germany from March 7 to 11. ...

The Nisagandhi festival, organized by the Department of Tourism will be held from April 5 to 12, at the sprawling environs of the majestic Kanakakunnu Palace....

The Minister for Tourism Prof. K. V. Thomas emphasized the need for setting up facility for providing VISA on arrival in India. ...

One of the leading names in hospitality business in the country ? the Leela Group is planning to construct a five-star hotel at Bekal in Kasaragod District as part of its project to tap the tourism potential of North Kerala. ...

The Tourism Minister, Prof. K. V. Thomas has initiated the preliminary steps to prepare a master plan for the upcoming tourist attraction Thommankuthu, near Idukki. ...

The purest form of naturally extracted beverage; one of the many natural gifts of the famed coconut tree will soon find place at KTDC?s food and beverage outlets in Kerala. ...

Yet another place for the denizens of Kochi to unwind; the Royal Musical Walkway, situated behind the Priyadarshini Children?s Park was opened to the public by the Minister for Tourism, Prof. K. V. Thomas. ...

Tour operators from Kerala made a strong pitch for their ayurveda packages during the Internationale Tourismus Borse (ITB-2003) at Berlin in Germany, and also served a notice of caution upon quacks rendering similar services. ...

With new avenues of hospitality emerging in different parts of the world, Kerala too is catching up with the trend. ...

According to the Chairman of the Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Mr. Sahadullah, KIMS would soon launch a special package to project the potential of Kerala as a destination for health-based tourism. ...

Allaying fears of an imminent drop in tourists with the US and allied forces onslaught on Iraq, the last chartered flight of the current tourist season, which took off from Gatwick in UK arrived at Thiruvananthapuram. ...

Now, some of India?s greatest personalities would become the inspiration for a novel tourism avenue ?Yatra? which would connect the travel routes of historic figures like, Mahatma Gandhi, Adi Sankara and Swami Vivekananda. ...

The high-level Kerala Tourism delegation, led by the Tourism Minister, Prof. K. V. Thomas, which toured Europe, held road shows in the cities of Madrid and Milan. ...

During the recently held tourism road shows by Kerala Tourism in Spain, several tour operators pointed out the need for having tourist guides who can speak Spanish, to take care of the tourists visiting God?s Own Country from Spain. ...

The Kerala Government has given administrative sanction for a comprehensive study project worth Rs. 4 million, to understand the possible social and economic gains, arising out of investments made in the tourism sector of the state....

The Union Budget for 2003-2004, contains highly encouraging proposals that are perceived to bolster the aspirations of the country?s tourism sector. ...