Showing posts with label Tourism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tourism. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

In pics: Travel destinations ready for tourists amid Covid-19 pandemic



On June 3, Italy revived its fringe for European countries and the U.K without a 14-day isolate necessity for the sightseers on the board.
Nonetheless, certain pieces of southern Italy, including Puglia and Sardinia, expect explorers to share wellbeing and enlistment shapes before arriving.On June 3, Italy revived its outskirt for European countries and the U.K without a 14-day isolate necessity for the voyagers on the board.
Notwithstanding, certain pieces of southern Italy, including Puglia and Sardinia, expect voyagers to share wellbeing and enlistment shapes before showing up.
Most lodgings on these Caribbean Islands have been available to sightseers since June 1, with specific constraints.
These incorporate after social removing standards, wearing covers out in the open spots, and an impermanent restriction on sorting out smorgasbords and unrecorded music.
This meditterranean island began inviting voyagers back on June 9.
Nonetheless, the specialists have permitted voyagers just from nations with low disease rates.

Up until this point, just 19 nations including Germany, Austria, Greece, Finland, Denmark, Norway among others could make it to the rundown.

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Kerala's tourism footfall in 2018 at half its population: Minister

Economy & Policy:

Kerala collected Rs 36,528.01 crore as revenues from tourism last year: an increase of Rs 2,874.33 crore over last year.

Over 16.7 million tourists, both domestic and foreign, visited Kerala in 2018, compared to 15.76 million the previous year, recording an increase of 5.93 per cent.
Of the total footfalls, 1.09 million were foreign tourists. The share of revenue from foreign visitors touched Rs 8,764.46 crore. There was also a spurt in arrival of domestic tourists to the southern state. United Kingdom (UK) accounted for the largest number of foreign visitors, at 200,000, followed by the United States, France, Germany and Saudi Arabia. The number of visitors from other European countries such as Sweden and Italy also rose during the period.

In the first quarter of calender year 2018, tourist arrivals to the state recorded a 12.3 per cent growth of foreign visitors and a 20 per cent rise of domestic tourists.
The Nipah outbreak in May and the floods in August affected arrivals.
“The number of tourists who visited Kerala in 2018 touched almost half the state’s population. This impressive growth has been achieved against the century’s most severe deluge,” said Kerala's tourism minister Kadakampally Surendran.

"It was through hard work and determination of the Tourism Department, tourism trade and the coordinated efforts of other government departments that the state had been able to achieve this impressive growth,” said Secretary of Kerala Tourism department Rani George.

 Tourism Director Shri P Bala Kiran said tourist arrivals in the state last year had been both inspiring.