Issue No. 105 - May 2002

Kerala Tourism Newsletter

ISSUE: 105

MAY 2002

Tourism News
PATA Heritage Award for Kerala Tourism .

Kerala?s heritage destination, Fort Kochi brought home the prestigious Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Grand Award for Heritage for the year 2002....

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?Evergreen Kerala? programme launched .

The ?Evergreen Kerala? programme aimed at enhancing and developing the concept of eco-friendly tourism practices was launched in the state recently........

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Tourism a Core Sector - Chief Minister .

Inaugurating the Travel Trade Meet 2002 organised by Kerala Tourism at the Mascot Hotel, Thiruvananthapuram.......

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Kerala Tourism?s marketing meet at Singapore .

The beginning of April witnessed an excellent marketing meet organised by Kerala Tourism in Singapore to attract major tour operators........

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The historical Palakkad Fort is all set for a facelift

The famous granite Fort in Palakkad, attributed to the legendary ruler Hyder Ali of Mysore is all set for a much needed facelift.......

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Foreign Tour operators to come to Kerala .

Prof. K.V. Thomas, Minister for Tourism announced that some leading tour operators......

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New Tourism Bill gets ready on the wings .

The Minister for Tourism, Prof. K.V. Thomas announced the drafting of a new Tourism (Conservation, Preservation and Trade) Bill to improve the overall efficiency of tourism in Kerala.......

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Plans afoot to improve efficiency of KTDC Hotels .

A drive to step up the efficiency of all the hotels under the umbrella of the KTDC is to begin in May.......

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KTDC holds ISO-9000 Workshop for its hotel managers .

KTDC has entered into an agreement with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to achieve......

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KTDC properties planned in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka .

KTDC is planning to set up new hotels at the pilgrim centres of Velankanni.......

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