Kerala introduces responsible tourism tag for hotels, resorts

TBM Staff | Mumbai Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 11:35 AM

Kerala introduced a ‘responsible tourism’ (RT) classification for hotels and resorts, giving a thrust to environmental protection and ecological restoration through tourism. Launching the RT classification software and online application portal for standardisation schemes, tourism minister PA Continue Reading

Kerala makes registration mandatory for adventure tourism providers

TBM Staff | Mumbai Friday, 29 October 2021, 12:18 PM

In a major step towards maintaining standards and regulating services offered by the adventure tourism providers, the state government of Kerala is perhaps the first government to have asked all such operators for mandatory registration. As per the recent move taken by the state government, the adventure tourism operators providing services in air, land and […]Continue Reading

Kerala government sets up revolving fund to help tourism sector workers

TBM Staff | Mumbai Thursday, 14 October 2021, 10:04 AM

The Kerala Government has set up a revolving fund to provide interest-free loans up to ₹10,000 to those employed in a wide range of activities in the tourism sector without any collateral security. The aim is to revive the pandemic-hit industry that provides jobs to thousands. The revolving fund will have an initial corpus of […]Continue Reading

Kerala govt to slash motor vehicle tax on tourist caravans by one- fourth

TBM Staff | Mumbai Friday, 1 October 2021, 10:17 AM

The Transport Department of kerala has agreed in-principle to slash vehicle tax on tourist caravans to one-fourth, considering the potential of caravan tourism in revving up tourism and employment in Kerala. Transport Minister Antony Raju agreed in-principle to such a proposal from Tourism Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas at ‘Keravan Kerala’, a joint workshop of Tourism […]Continue Reading

Kerala announces comprehensive Caravan Tourism policy

TBM Staff | Mumbai Thursday, 16 September 2021, 11:53 AM

The Kerala government has announced a caravan tourism policy, promising safe, customised, and close-to-nature travel experience for visitors in tune with the preferences of tourists in the post-pandemic period. Unveiling the policy which offers attractive investment subsidy to caravan operators, Tourism Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas said on September 15 that the initiative Continue Reading

Goa Makes 5-Day Quarantine Mandatory For Travellers From Kerala

TBM Staff | Mumbai Tuesday, 14 September 2021, 12:45 PM

The Goa government has made five-day quarantine compulsory for people, specially students and those coming for work purposes from Kerala, in the wake of a surge in COVID-19 cases in the southern state, officials said. In a notification issued on September 12, the Goa administration also extended the ongoing statewide curfew till September 20, continuing […]Continue Reading