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Green India: A river sustains a civilization (Travel Video.TV 05
June 2008) The Blue Yonder was set up as a
travel company based out of Bangalore..
To save a dying
river.......(Outlook India 21 April 2008):
Using tourism
responsibly, attempts are being made to revive the dying river Nila
in Kerala...
Sustainable Tourism Destination Show case
Travel Mole 15 Jan 2008: The Blue
Yonder
Steering a tricky course (Guardian
Unlimited 12 Jan 2008):
As rapid development threatens to dent Kerala's reputation as an
eco haven, Kevin Rushby meets the greens fighting to preserve the
traditional way of life.
Guardian Unlimited travel : The Best Cultural breaks Jan 11 2008
"Audio slideshow: Kevin Rushby goes in search of Kerala's
unheard music, played by India's lowest castes"
ECOCLUB interviews Gopinath Parayil Oct 2007 :"Small
scale tourism projects in consultation with local communities should
be the mainstay in development" Read more here
2007
Condé Nast Traveler World Savers Awards
Sept 2007:
"Spreading
the wealth" - "to serve and protect ", "Honourable mention Tour
Operator". Read more here
TravelMole.TV 18 May 2007 :"Defining
Responsibility - The Blue Yonder experience in Kerala" Global
Ecotourism Conference, Oslo, Norway 2007. Watch the video
here
(TBY interview is towards end of the video)
BBC World Climate Watch 28 April 2007 Global
warming and the impacts on River Nila.
Read
more
Times UK 11 November 2006 2006
First Choice Responsible Tourism Awards: The Blue Yonder wins award
for Poverty Reduction at the World Travel Market, London.
Read more
TTG Asia 03 November 2006
Responsible Tourism Initiatives in Kerala Read
more
Business Standard Oct 05, 2006
The Blue
Yonder partners with Stark World in publishing comprehensive book on
Kerala.
Read more
Business
Line (Life Magazine)Saturday, Oct 13, 2006
"Bond with the river" . Apart from
reviving a dying river, this effort aims at boosting "responsible
tourism".
Read more
Business Line Saturday, Sep 12, 2006
"Evaluation
system to assess hotels on tourism norms".
The Blue Yonder plans networking scheme
More...
Business Line Saturday, Sep 09, 2006
'Long-term tourism strategy vital for sustainable development'
July 2006 edition of Kerala Tourism Magazine online
Tourism turns
green: Thanks to The Blue Yonder
June 2006 5th Anniversary Issue of the
Outlook
Traveller Magazine
5 Best River
Journeys of India
The Hindu Metro Plus Bangalore Edition on 10 August 2005
Rafting across a heaving river
Deccan Herald Sunday Magazine on The Blue Yonder
on 23 January 2005
A river comes alive
And a river called Nila runs through it
The Hindu Metro Plus Bangalore Edition on 26 February 2005
Oh! What a fall
The Hindu Metro Plus Bangalore Edition on 15 March 2005
Encounters of the wild kind
The India Today Travel Plus August 2005 issue: page 44
AND
QUIETLY FLOWS THE NILA
News Bytes for you: Official website of
Kerala
Tourism Department: Issue 147, Nov 1 2005
Nila Foundation: To regain the lost
glory of River Nila
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