Kerala government restarts houseboat services after a long gap

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

For boosting tourism in Kerala, the state government has restarted houseboat services after a long gap. The services remainedstopped due to COVID-19 pandemic for a long time. Due to the number of unpredictable lockdowns and travel bans across India, the houseboats went out of service in Kerala.

But now that the services have resumed, Kerala is witnessing a boom as the houseboats are pivotal for the state. The houseboat owners are quite happy with this decision. In Kottayam, as soon as the pandemic situation improved, houseboats started services;however, this didn’t increase the footfall.

Kerala largely relies on tourism. The pandemic affected the boat owners really hard as they lost out on tourists. But now with an increase in the number of travelers, the boat owners are hopeful once again.

Though international travel hasn’t picked up yet, the houseboat owners are looking forward to business gain after a long halt. The houseboat services have resumed with COVID-19 restrictions in place. People are aware of the necessary protocols and are also adhering to the same.

However, with the number of Omicron cases increasing in India, the houseboat owners are witnessing a sharp fall in the bookings in the month of January.

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