The guide will also have information regarding tour packages and their bookings, reported ETTravelWorld.
Kerala Tourism has launched a new QR-code-based virtual travel guide that will contain relevant information such as distance to the nearest bus stand, railway station, and airport, working hours of a tourist destination, and its contact numbers. The guide will also have information regarding tour packages and their bookings, reported ETTravelWorld.
Inaugurating the facility, PA Mohamed Riyas, Tourism Minister of Kerala said that e-brochures will be set up across the state’s tourism centres and important airports within and outside the country. “More content will be brought in the e-brochure including information on places of tourism potential which are now not widely known. More such technology-driven facilities will be popularised in the tourism sector in the coming months to ensure hassle-free travel for tourists,” the Minister added.
By the end of this year, Fort Kochi is expected to get washroom facilities of global excellence. The Kerala government has allotted INR 2.5 crore to give the PWD rest-house in Fort Kochi a facelift. Also, homestays will no longer require a no-objection certificate from the local self-government institutions
Riyas also spoke about tourism clubs that will be set up in colleges across the state to involve the youth in the maintenance and publicity of local travel destinations. The government is set to issue a notification after consultations with the Higher Education Minister.
“The state’s tourism destinations require regular maintenance if they need to be of international standards. Considering this, we have decided to set up tourism clubs in colleges. The project will also rope in cooperation from the Kerala State Youth Welfare Board. Each such club will be given charge of the maintenance of a particular tourism centre in the vicinity, besides giving publicity to its chief features and new products. This will also help students find job opportunities along with their studies,” the Minister said.
By the end of this year, Fort Kochi is expected to get washroom facilities of global excellence. The Kerala government has allotted INR 2.5 crore to give the PWD rest-house in Fort Kochi a facelift. Also, homestays will no longer require a no-objection certificate from the local self-government institutions.
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