"The potential is huge, we can really grow and this growth will transform the lives of the people. But our voices are not heard. I'd like to see the hotel industry take this area seriously, build ...

Alappuzha: A mega houseboat rally titled ‘Back to backwaters’ was held by the tourism department here on Friday to revive the backwater tourism in Alappuzah. Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran, ...

The quay in Alappuzha is now a storm-battered relic, staring forlornly at the sea, a reminder of all that this small town once was. Up until a few years back, visitors could walk out onto the Arabian ...

KOCHI: Popular Austrian wakeboarder and Red Bull athlete Dominik Hernler recently made a splash in Alappuzha, with a spectacular jump over about 500 people in five traditional snake boats aka chundan ...

Alappuzha: Flood-ravaged Alappuzha is on the revival path. Tourism sector, a major source of income for the residents, had suffered a setback in the August floods with fall in the number of tourists ...

Alappuzha: The backwater tourism here, which has been hit hard by the recent floods, may get a boost with a mega programme, 'Back to backwater,' being organised here on November 2. The tourism ...

Alappuzha is still referred to as the Venice of the East, more than a century after the former viceroy of British India, George Nathaniel Curzon, famously remarked — “Here nature has spent up on the ...

After the last year's flood devastation, backwater tourism is picking up momentum in the district. According to officials, around 95,000 tourists visited the district last month. “Compared to previous ...

ALAPPUZHA: To give impetus to tourism after devastating floods hit the state, the tourism department’s mega houseboat rally has been kicked off in Alappuzha backwaters on Friday. Tourism minister ...

The state government launched its first catamaran diesel-powered craft to boost the tourism sector hit hard by COVID-19. Water taxis will now ferry passengers on the backwaters of Kuttanad in ...