Issue No. 132 - August 2004

ISSUE: 132

AUGUST 2004

Addressing the State Assembly, the Minister for Tourism, Mr. P. Sankaran said that there was an amazing 20% increase in the tourist arrivals to the State this year....

Mr.T.O.Sooraj IAS has taken over as the new Director for Kerala Tourism. ...

The Minister for Tourism, Mr. P. Sankaran, has said that the Government would introduce steps to develop major temples ...

The Kerala Tourism recently organized a series of tourism stakeholders meetings across the State to draw out its future plans. ...

Cast in a new mould, the Mascot Hotel in Thiruvananthapuram looks far more regal, plush and magnificent than ever before. ...

Kerala Tourism seems all set to lay its foot on the path of 'eco-friendly' tourism. As part of its endeavours to promote eco-tourism, the State Tourism has devised plans to extend the eco-certification scheme that incorporates all the key players in the sector....

With the renovation work nearing its final stages, it appears that the dilapidated monuments inside the Fort Area are all set to regain their old-world charm and majestic grandeur. ...

Kerala's Alappuzha town, is all set for a cleaning process that promises to revive its worthy status as the ?Venice of the East'. ...

The colossal gates of East Fort in Thiruvananthapuram have acquired a new facet, with splashes of colorful lights lending a regal touch to the heritage monument. ...

For Kerala, yet another tourist season is on the cards. ...

The Catholic Bishop's Conference of India (CBCI) has raised the historic Church of Our Lady of Ransom at Vallarpadam Island in Kochi to the status of a National Pilgrim Centre. ...