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The employees of ktdc hotels and resorts will get a contributory pension scheme soon.

At a time when the state's tourism industry is badly hit by Covid-19, Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC) is showing its social responsibility. KTDC,

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Tourism Development Corporation has introduced three special 'plus five' packages targeting domestic tourists.

A bench of Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice Hemant Gupta said that allowing or designating a lifeguard to perform the duties of a bartender is a clear deviation from the duty of care.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Wanting to take Kerala tourism from `budget' tourists to upmarket customers __ both ethnic and overseas, the new Kerala Tourism Development (KTDC) chief Padmaja Venugopal, has drawn up a wish-list to be implemented soon.

'Fundago', the three-day annual festival of the Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (IHMCT), will begin at its campus in Kovalam on Friday.

The 9th edition of HotelTech Kerala 2019 was inaugurated in Kochi on October 10 at the KTDC Event Centre in Bolgatty.

Intense efforts are on to revive the chartered flight system to bring in tourists to Kerala, the focus being on Russia and East European countries.

The state tourism department is all set to connect Bolgatty Island and Fort Kochi with a modern boat cruise service for tourists.

The foreign tourists are from countries, including Russia, Saudi Arabia and Oman, officials said.

The 19-member tourist team from UK, who stayed at KTDC’s Tea County resort in Munnar, reportedly waited till the health officials left the hotel so that they could vacate and leave for Kochi airport as pre-planned, said sources.

The Bekal tourism project has received a shot in the arm with Rs 1.5 cr being sanctioned to broaden infrastructure facilities like street lights, roads, and basic amenities for turists.

The large number of unregulated tourism properties functioning in the hill district of Wayanad has become a cause of concern for the police, especially in the wake of the Maoist threat in the region.

The Sherpas meet under India's G20 presidency set to be hosted in Kumarakom is expected to boost tourism in the scenic getaway spot. Sherpas are personal emissaries of the leaders of the member countries and the meeting shapes the agenda for G20 to be held in New Delhi. This will be the second Sherpa meeting after the first one was held in Udaipur in the first week of December 2022.

With Independence Day falling on Friday, people have been booked resorts in Munnar and Kochi, house boats in Alapuzha and cottages in Ooty for a three-day retreat.