Last month, a young couple from New York City exchanged vows on a calm beach in Kerala's ancient port town of Kollam on the Arabian Sea in a simple ceremony attended by close family and friends. The ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A month after Kochi hosted India’s first-ever Wedding and MICE Conclave, industry stakeholders say the lack of a liberal excise policy continues to hold back business in the state.

The country should nurture Wedding and MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) tourism with a specialised focus instead of its current inclusion under the generic tourism development ...