Kochi Bags ‘Best City’ Award
By Express News Service
Published: 28th June 2014 07:50 AM
Last Updated: 28th June 2014 10:07 AM
KOCHI: Kochi, the commercial nerve centre of Kerala which hosted India’s first biennale - The Kochi Muziris Biennale - has won this year’s ‘Best city award’ from news channel ‘CNBC Awaaz’ , reaffirming Kerala Tourism’s pre-eminent position as a major driver of tourism industry in the state.
The ‘CNBC Awaaz’ Travel Awards 2014 were presented at a function in Indore recently. The function was presided over by Madhya Pradesh Tourism and Culture Minister Surendra Patwa.
Currently in its eighth year, the ‘CNBC Awaaz’ Travel Awards are considered as sound recognition of the best in class destinations, organisations and service providers based on an objective study conducted by the news channel across multimedia platforms.
“The selection of Kochi as the best city is a testimonial of its commercial vibrancy and robustness of its cultural traditions that have developed in harmony over the years,” Tourism Minister A P Anil Kumar said. The award winners were selected by a prominent jury, presided over by Amitabh Kant, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), Government of India, Ashwini Kakkar, vice-chairman, Mercury Travels; Ajeet Bajaj, MD, Snow Leopard Adventures; and Kuki Chawla, chairman, Siddharth Travels.
Kerala Tourism Secretary Suman Billa said the prestigious award is a reaffirmation of the department’s efforts to position Kochi as a world-class city. “In the face of increasing competition and proliferation of tourist destinations across the country, it is imperative for us to establish new benchmarks and continually raise the standards of infrastructure and other amenities for the benefit of tourists, city dwellers and the industry,” Billa said.
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