
Kerala for All: Final day of conclave to deliberate on shaping the future of Kerala tourism
The Hindu
Join policymakers and industry leaders at 'Kerala for All' to shape an inclusive future for Kerala tourism.
The second day of ‘Kerala for All’, the two-day knowledge conclave on inclusive and accessible tourism jointly organised by Kerala Tourism and The Hindu, is structured around governance, institutional direction, innovation, and sector-wide implementation. Building on the conceptual and design-led discussions on opening day, day two brings policymakers, administrators, practitioners, and industry leaders together to outline pathways to embed inclusive thinking into the future of Kerala’s tourism landscape.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the conference at Hotel Grand Hyatt at 11 a.m.
N. Ram, Director, The Hindu Group, will deliver a special address at the session.
The inaugural session will set the policy tone for the day, signalling the State’s intent to move from dialogue to long-term structural change.
The first session, ‘Vision Kerala for All: Shaping the Future of Kerala Tourism’, will bring together Suman Billa, IAS, Additional Secretary and Director General, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, and K. Biju, IAS, Secretary, Kerala Tourism.
A session titled ‘Seeing Travel Differently: Navigating the World Without Sight’ will centre on the perspectives of visually impaired travellers, highlighting challenges related to wayfinding, information access, and public infrastructure.

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