Two villages in the State – Vettaikaranpudur in Coimbatore district and Hullada in the Nilgiris – received bronze medals for the best tourist villages from the Centre, Tourism Minister K. Ramachandran said here on Wednesday.
Addressing the hoteliers, tour operators, guides, and other stakeholders from the tourism industry at the State Tourism Awards ceremony, he said the villages were chosen from among 700-odd entries sent from across the country.
Chief Minister M. K. Stalin, he said, had ensured that the policy had been released for the tourism sector. This would help the sector get permissions and loans easily. Mr. Ramachandran said the number of tourists visiting the State had gone up considerably when compared to 2021.
