From August 1, Kerala Tourism’s “Spice
Route” project, on the shape of the well-known Trans-Asian Silk Route through
which inter-continental(bek)
trade was approved for centuries, will be attributed at the 6th Global Meeting on Silk Road Tourism at Dunhuang, China.
trade was approved for centuries, will be attributed at the 6th Global Meeting on Silk Road Tourism at Dunhuang, China.
Tourism
Secretary Suman Billa at the three-day event will offer plans to expand and
endorse a multi-national spice-themed route sculpted on the Silk Route jointly
organised by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), China
National Tourism Administration (CNTA), Gansu Province of China, and others. The
gathering will talk about how to lift the silhouette of Silk Road tourism and force
growth that is sustainable, accountable, and globally spirited. It will look at
how stakeholders can influence from the Silk Road's spotting and help reconstruct
the world's significant travel route.
During his current visit to the UNWTO
headquarters in Madrid to present Kumarakom Responsible Tourism model that had previously
won praises across the globe, Mr. Billa had already converse the project with
the officials. He said, that the scheme would throw open more chances in
tourism, historical research, and spice trade along with uplifting spice trade
particularly in cloves, ginger, turmeric, coriander, cumin, cardamom, nutmeg,
cinnamon, pepper, and tamarind across the state as well as magnetizing tourists
to the new location of Kerala.
A legacy tag for the ‘Spice Route' is required
as it is fundamentally a trip through places associated with the State's
ancient trade links with the West. The scheme forecasts linking the State from Thiruvananthapuram
to Kasaragod through the spice route and will stimulate journeys and tours once
it takes off.
Representatives of tourism are trying to attach Spice Route to
the Muziris Heritage Project, spotlighting on the aged port town of Kodungalloor
and close by regions of Central Kerala. In accumulation to Muziris,
Thiruvananthapuram, Anchuthengu, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kochi, Ponnani,
Panthalayani, Parapanangadi, Beypore, Kozhikode, Thalassery, Kannur, and Bekal
will also be roofed.
According to the International Organisation
for Standardization, 47 spices are grown in India out of the 70 species that
are grown globally and India is still considered the “Home of Spices” because
of the excellence of the product the country, particularly the district of Alappuzha
and Idukki in Kerala produces.
Maximum number of travelers visiting these areas
prefers to stay in spice plantation areas. The gathering would look at how
shareholders could influence from the Silk Road's placing and aid reconstruct
this travel route.
