A house boat on the backwaters of Kerala. (Photo| Kerala tourism) 
Kerala

Rs 6.5-crore revenue in 10 months, KSRTC’s budget tourism a hit

The budget tourism project launched by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation last November has turned out to be a huge hit among travellers in the state.

Express News Service

KOCHI: The budget tourism project launched by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation last November has turned out to be a huge hit among travellers in the state. The project has generated a revenue of Rs 6.5 crore, by operating special budget services to around 100 tourist destinations across the state.

“Ever since the launch of the project, more than 1 lakh people have availed of the special budget tourism services. The project that ensures safe and pocket-friendly trips has great demand among the public,” said an official with KSRTC’s budget tourism project.

According to the official, the project offers a total of 427 tour packages to various destinations across the state, and it has organised around 2,000 trips so far.

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