Seeking to bolster Kerala’s tourism sector, the first focussed Tourism Investors Meet (TIM) to be held here on Thursday will roll out before business leaders and stakeholders from within the country and abroad, a wide array of investment opportunities.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the meet at Hyatt Regency. Minister for Tourism P.A. Mohamed Riyas will deliver the keynote address on the topic “Tourism Investment in Kerala – Vision and Opportunities”.
This will be followed by a project pitch session on ‘private ventures in tourism sector’, which will feature pitch presentations of projects seeking mega investments of more than ₹100 crores. The inaugural session will be followed by presentation and pitches of tourism projects, which will feature investment opportunities from KIIFCON, a subsidiary of the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB), proposed projects under the government of Kerala and private ventures in tourism sector seeking medium and micro investments. Innovative concepts and ideas in tourism sector by startups and young entrepreneurs will be showcased in the next session.