Kerala: Unexplored tourist spots to be developed to boost tourism

Kerala will be developing unexplored tourist spots to lure more tourists in the region. As per the reports, domestic tourism in the state has suffered losses of INR 33000 crore from March 2020 to December 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, the state government stated that unexplored tourist destinations will be identified to attract more visitors in the region. This move comes in the wake of reviving the tourism sector.

Revealing more on this, Kerala Tourism Minister P A Mohamed Riyas stated that the tourism sector has also suffered a loss of INR 7000 crore in foreign exchange earnings as the number of international as well as domestic travellers dropped drastically since 2016, especially during the pandemic period. While attending a meeting at panchayat level, he added that unexplored tourist spots will be identified and map them out to develop them further.
Riyas elaborated that such places, in each panchayat, would then be collated so that they can be brought into attention.

He further added that the state government was making efforts to revive domestic tourism in various districts, so that they could be collated on an app, which can help in drawing attention of people across the world.
The said initiative was also discussed at the press meet that was held to announce that Kerala will be hosting Onam celebrations virtually due to the COVID pandemic, wherein Kerala's arts, culture, food, as well as prominent tourist destinations would be showcased with the help of visual media and other means.