Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 1 -- Kerala's woman-friendly tourism initiative has received a big endorsement in neighbouring Sri Lanka, with a former Managing Director of Sri Lanka Tourism Bureau hailing it as "a benchmark model for gender-inclusive and sustainable tourism.''"Kerala is setting an inclusive model by placing women at the heart of its tourism development strategy," said Charmarie Maelge in her guest column in Sri Lanka's leading business newspaper Daily FT.
Maelge, who has played a key role in promoting inclusive and sustainable tourism in Sri Lanka, noted that Kerala's gender-inclusive tourism policy has also set a national model for India and could be leveraged elsewhere.
"It is heartening to know that the trend-setting woman-f...