Kerala, Goa May Offer Joint Tourism Package

Southern state plans to cash in on traditional practices

In a bid to attract more foreign tourists, the tourism departments of Kerala and Goa are plans to jointly offer a common tourism package.

Emphasising that the package will make sure that foreign tourists arriving in Goa would also visit Kerala and vice versa, Kerala tourism department director Alkesh Kumar Sharma said he has already initiated discussions for this tie-up with Goan tourism officials.

While preliminary round of talks are over, the next stage of discussions will involve matters benefitting both states, in the event of an agreement on the tourism package, he added. According to Sharma, Kerala will be focussing on backwater retreats and ayurvedic treatment.

 

He said,