Tourism in Kerala - Awards

Awards

The state has won numerous awards for its tourism initiatives. These include:

• 2012 - Kerala Tourism wins silver prize at the Golden Gate Award of the Internationale Tourismus-Börse Berlin.
• 2005 - Nominated as one among the three finalists at the World Travel and Tourism Council's ‘Tourism for Tomorrow’ awards in the destination category.
• Das Golden Stadttor Award for Best Commercial, 2006
• Pacific Asia Travel Association
• Grand award for Environment, 2006
• Gold award for Ecotourism, 2006
• Gold award for Publication, 2006
• Gold Award for E-Newsletter, 2005
• Honourable Mention for Culture, 2005
• Gold Award for Culture, 2004
• Gold Award for Ecotourism, 2004
• Gold Award for CD-ROM, 2004 and 2003
• Gold Award for Marketing, 2003
• Grand Award for Heritage, 2002
• Pacific Asia Travel Writers Association
• International Award for Leisure Tourism, 2000–2001

Government of India

• Best Performing Tourism State, 2005
• Best Maintained Tourist-friendly Monument, 2005
• Best Publishing, 2005
• Best Marketed and Promoted State, 2004.
• Best Maintained Tourist-friendly Monument, 2004
• Best Innovative Tourism Project, 2004
• Best Promotion Literature, 2004
• Best Publishing, 2004
• Best Performing State for 2003, 2001, 2000 and 1999 - Award for Excellence in Tourism.
• Best Practices by a State Government, 2003
• Best Eco-tourism Product, 2003
• Best Wildlife Sanctuary, 2003
• Most Innovative Use of Information Technology, 2003 and 2001
• Most Tourist-friendly International Airport, 2002
• Most Eco-friendly Destination, 2002
• Best Tourism Film, 2001

Outlook Traveller - TAAI

• Best State that promoted Travel & Tourism, 2000–2001

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry

• Award for Best Marketing, 2003
• Award for Best Use of IT in Tourism, 2003

Galileo - Express Travel & Tourism

• Award for the Best Tourism Board, 2006
• Award for the Best State Tourism Board, 2003