The emergence of Kochi as the ‘gateway’ of Kerala is costing Thiruvananthapuram dear, with the State capital losing out to the commercial capital in terms of medical tourism.
Thiruvananthapuram had been the central hub of medical tourists arriving in Kerala until recently, with the Maldivians accounting for the lion’s share of such tourists to the State, followed by those from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and, to a smaller extent, from Africa.
