KTDC will set up a series of budget hotels, ‘Tamarind Easy Hotels’, across the state. Tourism Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan will inaugurate the first Tamarind Easy Hotel at Thirunelli in Wayanad on September 15.

KTDC’s existing budget hotels – in Kannur, Thrissur, Mannarkad, Guruvayur, Alappuzha, Kollam, Changanassery and Peermedu – too will be re-christened as Tamarind. Besides Thirunelli, KTDC plans new Tamarind hotels at Kondotty, Kalady, Mangattuparambu, Sultan Bathery, Nilambur and Devikulam.

The branding exercise is a part of KTDC’s efforts to enhance its service across the state, KTDC chairman Cheriyan Philip said in a release here.