RIFAI TO ATTEND BOAT RACE IN KERALA
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The famed snake boat race of Kerala has bowled over the visitors to the influential World Travel Mart in London with the United Nations global tourism body chief leading the list of those who want to watch the Nehru Trophy event next year.
“I am fascinated by the story of the boat races and I would love to watch the action live in Kerala," United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Secretary General Taleb D Rifai said after visiting the Kerala Tourism pavilion at the ongoing WTM, London themed on boat races of the state.
“I will definitely visit the boat race next year,” Rifai told the Kerala delegation to the WTM, led by Tourism Secretary G Kamala Vardhana Rao.
“We are deeply encouraged by the endorsement of our famous boat races by the UNWTO chief at a significant global stage like the WTM,” said Kerala Tourism Minister A P Anilkumar. “It underlines our status as a top tourism destination in the world,” he added.