The landslide disaster affected only a very small area of Wayanad. Tourists can come to Wayanad without any worries. Wayanad tourism sector is completely affected by false propaganda. Ordinary people who are part of tourism, including those who sell gooseberries on the roadside, are worried. Wayanad is a good example of mass tourism. You have to come to Wayanad to get it back.
Tourists started arriving
After the disaster, the tourism sector of Wayanad, which was completely devastated, woke up and started arriving in small numbers. Campaigns involving new media influencers under the leadership of the Kerala Tourism Department are promising. The group of influencers has been in Wayanad for two days. It is expected that more tourists will come through such measures.
The Mundakai-Churalmala disaster was discussed as a Wayanad disaster, including at the national level, and the tourism sector suffered a setback. Discussions took place in the way that the tragedy that happened in only three wards of Meppadi Panchayat affected the whole of Wayanad. With this, the tourism sector was stalled.
Regarding the tourism sector of the district, the holiday season with the least number of tourists has passed in the recent past. It was hoped that tourists would arrive during the holidays from 14th to 17th, starting from Uthradam, which coincided with Thiruvanam, Prophet’s Day and Vishwakarma Day. However, unlike usual, he did not reach Wayanad this time. DTPC A total of 37,226 people visited the centers and the Banasura-Karapuzha Dam Project centres. Last year, during the four days of Puja holidays, one and a half lakh people came as tourists. This is the position where 1.11 lakh tourists visited Wayanad during the Onam festival last year. Tourists came again on Monday and Tuesday.
The Mundakai-Churalmala disaster was discussed as a Wayanad disaster, including at the national level, and the tourism sector suffered a setback. Discussions took place in the way that the tragedy that happened in only three wards of Meppadi Panchayat affected the whole of Wayanad. With this, the tourism sector was stalled. An average of 40-60 per cent room bookings in resorts and homestays were received in advance in August. All but one were canceled shortly after the disaster struck in the early hours of July 30. No tourists came to Wayanad in August.
