Adventure tourism will be developed as the leading tourism sector of Kerala, Tourism and Public Works Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas has said.
Inaugurating the four-day International Paragliding Festival, organised by the Department of Tourism at Wagamon on Thursday through videoconferencing, Mr. Riyas said that adventure tourism was the fastest-growing tourism sector in the world. Munnar was also a suitable place for paragliding, said Mr. Riyas.
The festival is being organised jointly by the Kerala Adventure Tourism Promotion Society (KATPS), under the Department of Tourism, and the Idukki District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) with technical support from the Paragliding Association of India.
