The Centre Govt. has given approval for declaring Parambikkulam in Kerala as a Tiger Reserve, apart from the existing Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR), state Govt. informed the state assembly today.
New wildlife conservation projects included a peacock park at Chulannur in Palakkad district, he said in a written reply.
Kerala has five national parks, 11 wildlife sanctuaries and two bird sanctuaries.
Newswire Press Release
Medical tourism is booming in India, with Scottish patients flocking towards Indian hospitals. The two most prominent reasons why they find India the most suitable destination for various treatments include relatively low cost, and extremely low waiting time. Highly effective treatment offered in Indian hospitals and an opportunity to enjoy an exotic vacation at popular tourist destinations of India like Delhi, Kerala, Goa, Mumbai, and Bangalore to name a few are the other significant reasons behind this.
According to NHS (National Health Service), some travel groups in Scotland have started to prepare health tour packages for the patients willing to travel to India for treatment. Globe Health Tours, which has been providing amusement for stag weekends, has already dispatched 30 patients to Indian hospitals, where they’ll have to pay only a fraction of price charged by the UK clinics.
NHS’ waiting list for a few procedures is still above 6-months and private clinics in the country (Scotland) charge patients nearly 10,000 pounds for treatments such as knee or hip replacements. However, those ready to go to India can have the same operations done for below 3500 pounds.
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The fifth edition of the India International Boat Show (IIBS) organised by Kerala Tourism was inaugurated Friday by Minister for Tourism,Kerala.
Kerala Flights information web site http://www.keralaflights.com launched.
Kerala will start air(helicopter and sea plane) tourism services from the 2nd week of october. The GITC, in association with King Rotos and Air Charter will launch the service, which the operatos say will be the first of its kind in Kerala.
Programme Schedule
| Wednesday, Sep. 27 | |
| 6.30 p.m | Inaugural ceremony at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Cochin |
| Inauguration by the H’ble Chief Minister of Kerala – Sri. VS Achuthanandan
Presided by the H’ble Minister for Home & Tourism – Sri. Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Chief Guest - H’ble Union Minister for Tourism & Culture– Smt. Ambika Soni |
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| Thursday, Sept. 28 | |
| 9:30 am | Inauguration of the Venue at Le Meridien International Convention Centre |
| 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Business hours |
| Friday, Sept. 29 | |
| 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Business hours |
| Saturday, Sept. 30 | |
| 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Business hours |
| 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Open to public |
| 4:00 pm | Valedictory function |
| 5.00 p.m | Mart closes |
The Kerala government would initiate steps including enactment of laws to promote the tourism sector in Kerala, Minister for Tourism Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said here on Sunday. He was speaking after distributing the state tourism awards at Kadavu Resorts. Law will be enacted to enable the entrepreneurs to start their ventures without waiting for issue of licence.
“If licence is not issued within the stipulated time, the entrepreneur can start their firm,” he said, adding single-window system will be introduced for issuing licence.
The Minister said the government would ensure all security for those who desire to invest in the state. The government will institute award for responsible tourism from next year.
Those in the medical tourism sector, NGOs and local bodies involved in tourism will also be considered for the awards, he said.Kodiyeri said more than 3000 buyers have already registered for the Kerala Travel Mart which will begin in Kochi next month. A Malabar Travel Mart will be conducted in Kozhikode next year, he said.
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| The ‘International Travel Expo 2006,’ a three-day exhibition of the Kerala tourism & travel industry, will be held at the St Joseph’s School Exhibition Centre, Thiruvanathapuram, from September 7 to 9. |
| The expo is being organised by Kerala Tourism, the Indian Trade Fair Foundation, Tourism India Publications and the South Kerala Hoteliers Forum. |
| The tourism boards of Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia , Sri Lanka, Maldives and around 80 companies connected with airlines, hotels, resorts, houseboats, water theme parks, travel agents, tour operators and hospitals will participate. |
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