Issue No. 118 - June 2003

ISSUE: 118

JUNE 2003

Kerala Tourism has won the best international exhibitor award at the ?Destination Sri Lanka:...

Kerala won the award for the best Video CD at the recently held National Convention of Tour Operators, held at the Ramoji City in Hyderabad....

The Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) 2004 will become the venue for Kerala Tourism to go for a grand publicity campaign....

The recently held Arabian Travel Mart (ATM) in Dubai, saw the ?Thattu Kada? the traditional tea outlet in rural Kerala and popular nowadays in urban areas, getting lot of attention from the visitors....

The just concluded Arabian Travel Mart in Dubai was also the occasion for the release of a brochure termed ?Pilgrim?s Progress? an Islamic Guide to Kerala by the Kerala Tourism Minister, Prof. K. V. Thomas...

According to the Minister for Tourism, Prof. K. V. Thomas, a separate tourism development project would be implemented at Neyyar Dam, through the direct supervision of the State Government....

The musical-dance fountain, and cascade constructed at a cost of Rs. 5 million at the Akkulam Tourist Village in Thiruvananthapuram has become operational....

The Sri Lankan Airlines has expressed its desire to team up with Kerala Tourism, for which specially designed projects would be developed and implemented by the premier air carrier of the neighbouring island nation....

Kerala will host three significant tourism related events in the form of a travel mart, gold festival and a boat show, which are slated for the months of September and October. This was recently announced by the Minister for Tourism, Prof. K. V. Thomas...

The Minister for Tourism, Prof. K. V. Thomas in a statement said that the Government is committed to exploring the tourism potential of Malabar....

The latest survey report by one of India?s leading weekly ?India Today? places Kerala at the top in law and order among the Indian States...

Cochin International Airport surged ahead of other airports in the major cities of India, and has attained fourth position when it comes to providing the largest number of international flight service in India....

The current financial year will see two major tourism projects getting clearance from the Central Government....

The Bekal Resorts Development Corporation has begun initiatives to develop the tourism potential of Kasaragod....

Kerala Tourism has decided to take over and protect the over 500-year-old Thirunakkara maidan (ground) in Kottayam district and the North Railway Station in Ernakulam. ...

Kerala Tourism will hold road shows in four major cities of India viz. Hyderabad, Pune, New Delhi and Indore. ...

Kerala Tourism has embarked on a process to document all heritage sites in Kerala. Kerala is richly endowed with heritage buildings, structures and sites, all of which are having very unique architectural importance. ...

For the connoisseurs of art and culture, Kerala Kalamandalam and Kerala Tourism joined hands in opening up the portals of Kerala Kalamandalam located at Cheruthuruthy in Thrissur. ...