From August 1, Kerala Tourism’s “Spice Route” project, on the shape of the well-known Trans-Asian Silk Route through which inter-continental trade was approved for centuries, will be attributed at the 6th Global Meeting on Silk Road Tourism at Dunhuang, China. Tourism Secretary Suman Billa at the three-day event will offer plans to expand and endorse a multi-national spice-themed route sculpted on the Silk Route jointly organised by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), China National Tourism Administration (CNTA), Gansu Province of China, and others. The gathering will talk about how to lift the silhouette of Silk Road tourism and force growth that is sustainable, accountable, and globally spirited. It will look at how stakeholders can influence from the Silk Road's spotting and help reconstruct the world's significant travel route.During his current visit to the UNWTO headquarters in Madrid to present Kumarakom Responsible Tourism model that had previously won praises across the globe, Mr. Billa had already converse the project with the officials. He said, that the scheme would throw open more chances in tourism, historical research, and spice trade along with uplifting spice trade particularly in cloves, ginger, turmeric, coriander, cumin, cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon, pepper, and tamarind across the state as well as magnetizing tourists to the new location of Kerala. A legacy tag for the ‘Spice Route' is required as it is fundamentally a trip through places associated with the State's ancient trade links with the West. The scheme forecasts linking the State from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod through the spice route and will stimulate journeys and tours once it takes off. Representatives of tourism are trying to attach Spice Route to the Muziris Heritage Project, spotlighting on the aged port town of Kodungalloor and close by regions of Central Kerala. In accumulation to Muziris, Thiruvananthapuram, Anchuthengu, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kochi, Ponnani, Panthalayani, Parapanangadi, Beypore, Kozhikode, Thalassery, Kannur, and Bekal will also be roofed.According to the International Organisation for Standardization, 47 spices are grown in India out of the 70 species that are grown globally and India is still considered the “Home of Spices” because of the excellence of the product the country, particularly the district of Alappuzha and Idukki in Kerala produces. Maximum number of travelers visiting these areas prefers to stay in spice plantation areas. The gathering would look at how shareholders could influence from the Silk Road's placing and aid reconstruct this travel route.
