Kerala launches campaign to woo tourists during Monsoon

Press Trust of India  |  Thiruvananthapuram 

Tourism has rolled out a campaign to attract visitors to the state during the rainy season.

As part of the 'Come out and Play' campaign, the state offers the vactioners a chance to re-discover nature, rekindle relationships and reconnect with life by indulging in various activities like trekking, ayurvedic massage and river rafting, Tourism said.

Tourism has been inviting to participate in #COMEOUTANDPLAY challenge, he said.

Tourist arrivals during the monsoon season ie from June-October last year, was 6,142,190.

There was an increase of 5,06,623 travellers as compared to 5,635,567 tourist arrivals during the monsoon season in 2016, he said.

The campaign's main objective is to divest vactioners of their 'career selves' and 'pre-occupations' with devices, careers and various routines of everyday life, the said.

The campaign idea mainly focuses on 'PLAY' in the context of families and in-turn it reconnects the families.

was targeting tourists from domestic markets including Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Punjab, besides the southern states.

The state had garnered Rs 8392.11 crore revenue from the 10,91870 foreign visitors who came to Kerala last year.

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First Published: Fri, June 01 2018. 19:45 IST