GIDA gives in-principle nod to hand over its boat to Ernakulam DTPC to ferry tourists
The Hindu
Tour packages to be readied in a month
The long-awaited tourist boat service of the Ernakulam District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) is set to be realised, with the agency’s governing council meeting that is slated to be held in early September set to take a call on operating a new 90-passenger capacity, double-decked boat of the Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA). “The GIDA has agreed in-principle to hand over the vessel to us for operations, following a few rounds of discussions. It will most likely be on a revenue-sharing basis between the two agencies,” said S. Vijayakumar, DTPC Secretary. That the District Collector is the Secretary of GIDA and chairman of DTPC would help bring about the arrangement. On its part, the tourism body would choose an operating partner to man the vessel and arrange food for guests, it is learnt.
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