Published on : Friday, December 22, 2017
The Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala has recently presented the ‘Kerala State Tourism Awards 2015-2016’, which honored the state’s best tourism service providers for their exceptional performances. Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala, who inaugurated the awards ceremony at the Hotel Taj Vivanta, Kerala, presented the prestigious award to the winners.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Vijayan said, “The value of public participation in tourism is phenomenal and CM urged for an inclusive tourism approach with public participation which can make Kerala the best destination for international tourists.”
Kadakampally Surendran, Minister for Tourism, Co-operation and Devaswom, presided over the awards ceremony. Based on the exceptional work done, 22 awards under three categories were presented at the event.
The tourism awards were presented in the following categories:
Category -I -Tour operators/Travel Agents
Category -II – Hotels/Tourism Service providers
Category- III – Special Awards
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