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Vacation crowd shuns Kumarakom amid hot weather

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Swadesh Darshan launched at Kumarakom

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A mission to turn Kerala’s Kumarakom, neighbouring villages into women-friendly destinations

Kottayam women entrepreneurs work to make Kumarakom a women-friendly tourist destination through training and infrastructure improvements.

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Kumarakom becomes women-friendly destination

As part of its endeavour to turn Kerala into a women -friendly tourist destination, the State Responsible Tourism Mission has introduced the ‘Women-friendly Tourism’ project in Kumarakom.

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Kumarakom ushers in its first full-scale tourism season with enthusiasm

Kumarakom is bouncing back from pandemic-induced challenges with an influx of tourists, hotels & house boats receiving forward bookings & RT Mission witnessing an unprecedented surge in bookings. Local economy is stimulated as house boat operators, crew & traders are eager to regain lost ground.

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Kumarakom to get master plan for tourism development

The picturesque canals, tree lined pathways and the sprawling placid waters that surround Kumarakom are set to receive a further infrastructural boost with the Centre including the backwater village under the revamped Swadesh Darshan 2.0 scheme.

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Kumarakom turns into practice venue of snakeboats

Kottayam's shorelines reverberate with the sound of oarsmen preparing for the Nehru Trophy Boat Race. Five boat clubs are in the fray, with camps set up to accommodate oarsmen from other states. An exhibition event on Sunday will award the Malanikkal Pappachan memorial trophy to the winner.

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Forum to observe anniversary of Kumarakom boat tragedy

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Kumarakom fails to work its magic this monsoon

As the spectacle of climate change takes the centre stage, the concept of monsoon tourism is struggling to stay afloat in the backwater landscape of Kottayam.

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Safety of boat passengers continues to take a back seat despite several recommendations

As tragedies involving passenger and tourist boats continue to strike the State in regular intervals, safety of boat passengers still takes a back seat along the State’s water routes with the successive governments turning a blind eye towards recommendations put forth by the expert committees in this regard.

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Leveraging G20, Kumarakom to hold its first-ever tourism fest

Kumarakom will be hosting a four-day long tourism festival from May 12 to May 15.

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Tracks and heats of Nehru Trophy Boat Race finalised

77 boats are taking part in nine categories in the regatta

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Ahead of the regatta, Kumarakom turns a fan hub

Admirers flock in to view practice sessions by Nehru Trophy participants

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Kumarakom witnesses roars of oarsmen after two years

The season of boat races to start from mid-July

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Kumarakom to get two houseboat terminals

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Former Israel premier in Kumarakom

Ehud Barak, former Prime Minister of Israel, reached Kumarakom, a village destination near Kottayam, for a private visit on Tuesday.

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Aiming for a clean, bridal makeover

Kumarakom looks to rebrand as carbon-neutral, up-scale wedding destination

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