Hospitality sector may again face tough situation as infection numbers riseAs the unlocking started, the hope of a faster bounce back grew. But now, the sector is grappling with the impact of another round of risin...
God’s own country no paradise for tourist industry, courtesy demonetisationEstimates show that 70% of tourists visit Kerala during the “peak season” of October to March. Of this, a large majority arrives during the...
Sri Lankan tourism may gain from Kerala's liquor policyThe recent Supreme Court verdict endorsing Kerala’s liquor policy may find the state losing out to Sri Lanka on the tourism front.
Kerala liquor ban: Four-star, heritage hotels likely to apply for five-star statusThere are two kinds of liquor licences in the state — a full bar permit that is now restricted to five-star hotels, and a beer and wine lic...
Liquor policy: Post Kerala High Court verdict, 4-star hotels seek to upgrade; apply for 5-star classificationEarlier this week, a division bench of the Kerala High Court had upheld the state government's liquor policy, allowing only bars in five-st...
Tourism business in doldrums as Kerala issues liquor banThe state govt is introducing the ban in a phased manner and says Sundays will become dry days which totals to 52 days in a year.
- Plastics, pastoral letters face clamp in Kerala polls
A directive of the state election commission says that plastic campaigning material and pastoral letters will both be forbidden.
- Tourism players wince as Kerala mulls being 'Keralam'
Kerala's tourism players, who have basked in the glory brought by the state's internationally-famed 'God's own country' brand name, could j...
- Premier plans desi foray for luxury bed linen brand
Premier Fine Linens, part of Coimbatore-based $200 million Premier mills group, plans to tap the domestic market for its luxury bed linens.
- Corporate India goes beyond lip service in eco initiatives
A green tax may still be some way off from reality in the country, but corporate houses are already taking up the responsibility to contrib...
- Top hoteliers set sights on Puducherry
The Union Territory’s room inventory is expected to double to 2,000 in the next two years with a total investment of around Rs 400 crore.
- Puducherry: New tourism hot spot for hoteliers
Even as Chennai awaits the entry of more international biggies (Empee-Hilton, Leela Kempinski, Grand Hyatt) to dot its hospitality skyline,...
- Corporates foray into art
Art seems to have caught the fancy of the corporates in the state! Several corporate houses operating in diverse fields are getting in to t...
- Warburg, CGH in talks for Rs 325-crore deal
Private equity (PE) giant Warburg Pincus is seen in discussions with Kerala’s leading luxury resort operator Casino Group to invest Rs 300-...
- CGH Earth to raise Rs 350 cr via PE
Hospitality firm CGH Earth is looking at raising Rs 350 crore through private equity to fund its long-term investment plans, which include ...
- Kerala bets on homestays to boost tourism
Homestays are gradually gaining a foothold in the tourism map of Kerala. They promote a different brand of tourism, one which combines the ...
- CGH Earth to showcase India in Germany
A shell-white Amby waiting to be shipped to Swabisch Hall in southern Germany from here is part of a marketing model with few parallels in ...