Tag: Covid-19

RT Mission: Kerala’s successful rural tourism model

As the world observes the 2020 edition of the World Tourism Day with the theme “Tourism and Rural Development”, Kerala – India’s southwestern state known for its splendid backwaters, has already turned a role model in making tourism a tool for development of its village and local communities.

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Kerala Tourism bags prestigious PATA Grand Award

Kerala Tourism was bestowed upon the prestigious ‘PATA Grand Award 2020 for Marketing’ for its ‘Human by Nature’ campaign, originally conceived to revive tourism in the south Indian state post the 2018 devastating floods and the Nipah virus outbreak.

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Travel startup to support livelihood of artisans, farmers

A travel start-up has now come forward with an initiative to support livelihood of farmers and craftsmen of rural pockets. NotOnMap, a social initiative for the marginalized, indigenous communities across rural India and StayFlexi, the world’s first flexible and autonomous hospitality company based out of California, have launched NotOnMart for rural India on September five.

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Tourism Ministry to launch database of Hospitality Industry

Soon tourists arriving in India will be able to gain information on popular customer preferences, accommodation facilities, price range for hotels and the like with the click of a mouse as the Tourism Ministry (MoT) is all set to launch NIDHI — National Integrated Database of Hospitality Industry.

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