THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
Kerala Tourism brought home two prestigious Outlook Traveller (OLT) Awards 2018 conferred by Outlook Traveller Magazine for excellence in the Travel and Tourism sector.
The State, celebrated for its age old Ayurvedic healing tradition, was awarded with The Readers’ Choice Award for Best Wellness & Spirituality Destination. Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Kerala’s very first bird sanctuary known for its rich diversity, scored The Jury Award for Best Birding Destination.
P.I Subair Kutty, Deputy Director of Tourism, Delhi received the awards on behalf of The Kerala Tourism Department in the event held on March 29 at New Delhi. P K Suraj, Tourism Information Officer, was also present at the event.
Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir bagged The Jury Award for Best Adventure Tourism Destination. Nagaland (Hornbill Festival) and Gujarat (Rann Utsav) shared the Reader’s Choice Award for Best Festival. Kenya, New Zealand and Mauritius won Best Wedding Destination, Best International Adventure Destination and Best International Island destination awards respectively.
Outlook Traveller Awards was instituted by Outlook Traveller, one of India’s leading travel magazines in 2017.It honours representatives from the travel industry on the basis of consumer preferences. Consumers vote for their favourite travel destination, hotels, places and its services.