Kerala Beaches Now Set to Welcome Visitors From Tomorrow

The panoramic beaches of Kerala, one of the most sought after destinations of holidayers visiting the state, are all set to reopen on Sunday after months-long closure due to COVID 19 pandemic.

The tourism sector in the southern state had been in doldrums following the outbreakof the virus and the global coronavirus scare.

As part of the unlock process,the government haddecided to open the tourism centres in the state in two phases. Accordingly, in the first phase; the hill stations, adventure resorts and backwater tourism centres including houseboats were reopened on October 12,strictly adhering to the Covid protocol.

In the subsequent stage, the sea shore the travel industry objections will resume on November 1, the Kerala Day (Kerala Piravi Day), Tourism Department sources here said. The resuming of the sea shores and thelaunch of 26 new the travel industry ventures are relied upon to give a lift to the occasion area, they said. 

The travel industry partners likewise feel that the resuming of the sea



shores alongside the slope stations would impart a restored energy in the state occasion industry. "The choice to resume sea shores after slope station is an invite move by the state government. It will give a restored energy and lift to the sea shore properties like lodgings and resorts there. It is likewise a comfort to countless homegrown families who like to spend their nights in sea shores and lessen their pressure in this basic period,"E M Najeeb, senior VP, Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) told PTI.

During this period of pandemic, only domestic tourists can be expected in the beach resorts though it was used to be preferred by foreign tourists more.

Kerala's pristine beaches, whether it is Kovalam, Varkala, or Bekal- are one of the most sought after destinations of global tourists, he added. October saw the inauguration of 26 significant tourism projects in the state by the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

The tourism sector was estimated to have lost ₹25,000 crores coupled with huge job losses.