Issue No. 114 - February 2003

Kerala Tourism Newsletter

ISSUE: 114

FEBRUARY 2003

Enchanting Kerala
Video of the Month Video of the Month

Athirampuzha St. Mary's Forane Church, Kottayam

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Tourism News
Prime Minister releases CD titles on Kerala Tourism

The venue for the recently concluded Global Investor Meet held in Kochi was also the occasion for the release of CD titles on Kerala. ...

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Enviable growth for Kerala Tourism despite adverse global trends.

As the figures show Kerala Tourism registered an admirable growth rate of 11.37% in the international tourist arrival in the year 2002. ...

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Kerala tourism bags 4 national awards

At a function held in New Delhi, the Union Minister for Tourism, Mr. Jagmohan gave away the national tourism awards for various categories. ...

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GIM: Tourism project for Kovalam

The recently concluded Global Investor Meet witnessed yet another face lift for Kovalam in the form of an MoU for a tourism project by the Gulfar Group. ...

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Government institutes Colonel G. V. Raja award

Kerala Government has instituted the G. V. Raja memorial award to honour personalities for valuable contributions during their lifetime in the field of tourism. ...

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Now recognition for Hygiene

In the function held to distribute the state tourism awards at Kanakakunnu, the Chief Minister, Mr. A. K. Antony announced the government?s decision to institute tourism awards for the corporation, municipality and panchayat maintaining outstanding hygienic conditions. ...

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State tourism awards given

The Kanakakunnu palace was the venue for the recently held tourism award ceremony, which took place with lot of enthusiasm on the part of the organizers and also the participants....

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Kerala gets Rs. 3.76 crores for Travel Circuit development

The Central Tourism Department has sanctioned the first installment of Rs. 3.76 crores to Kerala, as part of the southern sector travel circuit development programme. ...

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Joint efforts in tourism between Kerala and Sri Lanka

Assimilation of thoughts, which would prove productive in the marketing of tourism products is emerging between the two hottest destinations in the Asian region viz. Kerala and Sri Lanka....

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Somatheeram bags award for the fifth time

For the fifth time, the Somatheeram Ayurveda Beach Resort bagged the best Ayurveda Resort Centre award from Kerala Tourism....

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Rs. 265 lakhs for floating bridge and boardwalk

Kerala Government has sanctioned a project involving a sum of Rs. 265 lakhs for the development of Veli Tourist Village. ...

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Beer pub from KTDC

The Kerala Tourism Development Corporation is all set to open its first beer pub, which would come up in the capital city of Thiruvananthapuram....

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Kerala Tourism adds glitter to the tourism festival week

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Capital City to get Rs. 3-crore development package

The State Tourism Department would implement the Rs. 3-crore development programme aimed to give Thiruvananthapuram a facelift that the capital city badly needs. This was stated by the Minister for Tourism, Prof. K. V. Thomas....

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Message of love beyond the vast expanse of oceans

The Indian Navy embarked on a novel and challenging mission, when they set sail from Kochi on board the yacht ?Tharangini.? ...

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