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News from Deccan Chronicle Monsoon tourism festival from July 6 DC CORRESPONDENT KOCHI, JUNE 25 With the monsoon drenching the city, the tourism industry is gearing up for the eighth edition of `Shoot the Rain’, a soccer tournament festival involving the state’s travel and hospitality industry. Promoted by the state tourism department, the festival will be held on July 6 and 7 at Fort Kochi Parade Ground. This festival has come to be a popular event for monsoon tourism, says Tourism Professionals’ Club president George Scaria. This time, more than 24 teams will be competing for the trophy. Among those who will provide technical guidance for the soccer festival are soccer legends like Rufus D’Souza and T.A. Jaffer. One of the programme convenors, Ravi Varma, said that the heavy downpour was reason to be happy. “We hope that the weather will remain the same so that it will be raining when the programme is inaugurated by Union minister K.V. Thomas,” he said. As part of the two-day festival, there will be exclusive stalls by major hotels and resorts. The exhibition will also highlight responsible tourism initiatives in the state, he added.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 11:21:40 +0000

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