Lack of facilities deter tourists
Tourism destinations within the state fail to attract tourists due to the lack of basic facilities such as drinking water, changing rooms and washrooms. Also, the tour packages operated by the Andhra
State unveils massive tourism plans
The state government on Wednesday unveiled massive plans to promote tourism in a big way including formation of a land bank for projects and setting up of a Tourism Investment Guidance Bureau to trigg
F1 track in Kerala will boost tourism: Narain Karthikeyan
The only Asian driver in the Formula One circuit Narain Karthikeyan on Thursday said an F1 rack in Kerala is certainly going to be a boost for tourism.
"Yes, Kerala is known as a tourist destination
Meghamalai set to lure visitors
Meghamalai hills, which form part of the vibrant Western Ghats in Theni district, will see more infrastructure development for the benefit of tourists and nature lovers.
About Rs 5 crore has been se
The net result
When it comes to promoting tourism, the Chinese nets (Cheena vala) are to Kochi what the painted face of a Kathakali actor is to the state of Kerala.
These antique pieces that provide Kochi with its
Skeptics pooh-pooh govt claims!
Despite apprehensions that the tourism season could bear the brunt of a European economic slowdown this time, state government figures show that the foreign tourist inflow to the state went up by 11.1
Boothathankettu to get speedboats
The scenic Boothathankettu dam, situated some 60 kms from here, will soon add speedboats, house boats and an adventure tourism facility for visitors.
An amount of Rs 2.62 crore has been sanctioned by
Departments spar over counter
There seems to be confusion over the ownership of the Ernakulam boat jetty, benefitting the private tourism lobby.
As the State Water Transport Department (SWTD) and the Kerala tourism department “s
Indian tourists in US spent about USD 2.86 billion in 2010
An Indian tourist visiting America in 2010 spent at an average more than Rs 2 lakh during their stay here, thus contributing an estimated whopping USD 2.86 billion to the US economy.
Well aware that
Indian tourist is going places
There was a time Bangkok and Singapore were the favourite destinations for Indian tourists travelling abroad, particularly first-timers.
They still are, but the experienced desi traveller has starte