As part of the country’s first targetted campaign to prepare the travel and hospitality sector for the post-pandemic phase, Kerala Tourism has launched a Covid-19 vaccination drive, with Vythiri in upland Wayanad district becoming the first tourism destination to vaccinate the entire stakeholders in the segment.
Kerala Tourism Minister Shri P A Mohamed Riyas had earlier announced the initiative to keep the tourism centres across the state healthy and hospitable to receive tourists when the pandemic recedes, by fully vaccinating the entire stakeholders connected with the segment.
A total of 5395 people were administered the first dose of the vaccine during a coordinated campaign organized by the Tourism Department in Vythiri with the support of the Heath Department, district administration and the industry bodies this month.
The drive in Vythiri, a tourism hub of the verdant hilly district bordering with Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, was conducted by the doctors and paramedical staff of Vythiri Taluq Headquarters Hospital and the Sugandhagiri Primary Health Centre.
“ In the post-pandemic phase, visitors will be looking for safe and hospitable places to spend time. The Government considers it as vitally important to administer Covid-19 vaccine to the entire stakeholders in all the destinations across the state”, said Shri Mohamed Riyas.
“Blessed with unsurpassed natural beauty, Wayanad has immense tourism potential. We have major plans to develop the area as a hub for a rich mix of holiday and leisure activities including adventure tourism,” the Minister added.
“The vaccination campaign is picking up well as it is being conducted on a mission mode. Along with the Tourism Department, the industry bodies and employee forums and local communities are actively involved for its success,”, said Dr V Venu IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Tourism, Government of Kerala.
The initiative will cover the entire service providers connected with the travel and hospitality industry including employees of hotels, resorts and home-stays, tour guides, taxi and auto rickshaw drivers and traders in tourism centres.
Major destinations to be covered by the initiative include Alappuzha, Munnar, Fort Kochi, Kumarakom, Kovalam and Varkala, across the length and breadth of the state.
“This initiative will certainly position Kerala as a risk-free place to visit in the post-pandemic phase. Enhancing the visitor confidence in places they choose to travel, will be a key factor in the future”, said Shri V R Krishna Teja IAS, Director, Tourism, Govt of Kerala.
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