Heli Tourism

Issue No. 139 - March 2005

Kerala Tourism Newsletter

ISSUE: 139

MARCH 2005

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Kerala Tourism wins PATA Gold Award 2005

This year too, Kerala Tourism hogged the limelight when the prestigious Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Awards for the year were declared. ...

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Tourism a major player in State's economic development: Economic Review 2004

The tourism sector is now a major contributor to the State's economic development, according to the latest Economic review 2004 released by the State Planning Board. ...

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Que Bonito! El Paraiso! Kerala, in Spain

Que Bonito meaning 'beautiful'in Spanish was the expression of the tour operators and trade visitors at the Kerala pavilion in FITUR 2005, held from January 26-30 in Madrid seeing the stand displays and brochures. ...

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God's Own Country makes an impressive debut in Italy

The Italians are increasingly becoming fascinated with Kerala - just like the English, the French and the Germans. ...

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Riding on MICE, Kerala Tourism's impressive entry into Australia

In its first-ever appearance down under, at the Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo (AIME), Kerala made a tremendous impact. ...

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Central aid for State tourism projects

With the Union Government sanctioning Rs. 217.5 million in the current financial year for the integrated ...

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New bill to monitor tourism sector on the anvil

A bill aimed at the preservation and conservation of tourism zones in the State is on the anvil, informed the Principal Secretary, Tourism, Mr. E. K. Bharat Bhushan. ...

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Ayurveda can woo Russian tourists: Russian ambassador

The traditional medicinal system of Kerala, Ayurveda is gaining much popularity in Russia and it can draw large number of Russian tourists to Kerala, said Russian ambassador to India, Mr. Vyacheslav Trubnikov. ...

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ISO Certification for KITTS

Kerala's prestigious institute for quality education and training in travel and tourism sector, the Kerala Institute of Travel and Tourism Studies (KITTS) won the ISO 9001: 2000 certification. ...

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Gallery and pavilion for Aranmula boat race

A permanent gallery and pavilion would be constructed at Aranmula for the famous Aranmula boat race...

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Emphasis on water based and adventure tourism: Minister for finance

The State would give more emphasis on water based and adventure tourism this year, stated Mr. Vakkom B. Purushothaman, Minister for Finance in the budget speech. ...

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Quality improvement projects for KTDC: Minister for Tourism

The State Tourism Minister, Mr. K. C. Venugopal said that quality improvement projects for the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation would be implemented within one-year. ...

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Mangalavanam declared bird sanctuary

Mangalavanam in the Kanayannur taluk of Ernakulam district has been declared a bird sanctuary by the State government. ...

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'The Green Portal' launched

The Minister for Tourism, Mr. K.C. Venugopal, released 'The Green Portal', an international bi- annual tourism journal published by the Kerala Institute of Travel and Tourism Studies (KITTS). ...

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Working plan for Kumbala gets final shape

The working plan for the development of the Kumbala panchayat in Kasaragod district as a model tourist village is getting final shape. ...

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Muttacaud declared Zero waste ward

As part of the programme to develop Venganoor Grama Panchayat adjacent to the Kovalam beach resort into a model village, Ms. Tinku Biswal, District Collector of Thiruvananthapuram, declared the Muttacaud ward in the panchayat as a 'Zero Waste Ward'. ...

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