Beypore will soon be home to a surfing school, the first in north Kerala and the second in the State. Minister for Tourism P.A. Mohamed Riyas said 10 youngsters from Beypore had completed training in surfing in Thiruvananthapuram and Varkala, and that they would work as trainers at the surfing school.
Inaugurating the first anniversary celebrations of the Beypore Integrated Responsible Tourism Project at Feroke here on Saturday, the Minister said Beypore had great potential to become a surfing centre with Kozhikode developing into a major IT hub. “Surfing is a very popular sport these days. In Goa, IT professionals stay at one place for weeks to get trained in surfing, as they work away from office. This will provide an income to the local population as well,” he said.
Mr. Riyas recounted the activities undertaken at Beypore over the past one year as part of the project. A tourism resource directory of the region has been prepared along with an e-brochure, both of which are easily available for travellers and researchers. Videos of tour packages in Beypore have been prepared in English, Hindi, and Malayalam. The Beypore Responsible Tourism club was launched in June, the Minister said, adding that more activities needed to be planned to attract more tourists.
