The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Kerala Tourism to push for driver facilities in star-rating norms for hotels and resorts
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John L. Paul
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Kerala Tourism is lobbying the Indian central government to mandate basic amenities for drivers, such as restrooms and dormitories, within hotel star-rating criteria. This initiative follows protests by taxi drivers demanding better working conditions in the tourism sector.
Kerala Tourism (KT) will take up with the Centre the need to include amenities such as well-maintained washrooms and dormitories in the checklist used by the Union Tourism Ministry to issue star ratings to hotels and resorts, a senior KT official said.
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