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Seaside Indian state rolls out Caravan tourism in ‘God’s Own Country’

A beach in Kerala in India AFP - LAURENCE THOMANN

India’s Kerala state has flagged off its first caravan park and promised more as the latest attraction for Europeans who flock there but only to lounge in houseboats on the backwaters of the seaside region that prides itself as “God’s Own Country.”

Hoteliers eagerly enlisted with the state-run project which promises to bank-roll businesses planning to put out brand new luxury campers rarely seen on India’s bumpy roads.

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