Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Having checked US, Europe and Southeast Asian countries off their list of must-visit destinations, travelling Malayalis are setting their sights, and booked their tickets, to the transcontinental nation of Azerbaijan. According to tour operators, the number of Keralites travelling to Azerbaijan has seen an uptick since March-April.
That’s not to say other destinations are no longer favoured. With several countries easing Covid-related restrictions on travelling, outbound tourism from Kerala has seen a boom, more so during the Onam season. The tour operators said in the past three weeks, the number of tourists travelling to international destinations has risen exponentially.
“Every day, an average of 8,000 to 10,000 people are departing from Kochi and other airports in Kerala to foreign locales, including premium…
