While in Kerala shop and don’t drop – Grand Kerala Shopping Festival

Sriram always is enthusiastic about Cochin – the hub of God’s own country. He always invites me to come over and enjoy the city’s beauty and the surroundings. This time, I decided come what may, I have to go and see this city. But I have postponed it to next week as the Grand Kerala Shopping Festival is going to start from December 1.

Do you know about it? Do you know that you shouldn’t be missing it at all Well the Grand Kerala Shopping Festival, is a very special shopping bonanza which has completely changed the concept of shopping. The loveliest state in this part of southern India, this is rightly a tribute to God’s Own Country Kerala. This is the place where all tourists and travelers come from across the world to shop here and enjoy their stay.

Come to this land and enjoy the beauty of the place and how it ensures that it would be a crime to go empty handed from this place. This is the landmark festival of Kerala and is the ideal event to go to if you want to experience this land of God Kerala.

The Government of Kerala ensures that the festival is managed well and it is starting this year in the month of December. It would be getting over by the next year in the month of January on the 15th. So from December 1 to the mid of January, come over to see the best enterprises and also experience the offers given by the various companies, and also benefit the exciting prizes. This is an ideal place to live in if you want to shop and if you want to sell. This is what makes the Grand Kerala Shopping Festival a grand affair here in this part of the world.

You would be ensured of a prize and the gifts are guaranteed. So indulge in every single purchase, and also go through the scratch n win excitement and just experience the coupons and the other gift vouchers that would come your way. The grand prize is the 101 kilogram of gold and this is also a great attraction. This is the place where you can enjoy around 100% VAT refund for the people who come here from outside the State of Kerala. So you don’t have to worry about the extra money that you have to pay. So come this December come here and enjoy the stupendous opportunity that the Grand Kerala Shopping Festival gives to enjoy the shopping experience.

The Tourism Department is organizing this with a bid to attract more consumers and more tourist awareness in the country. Across the world, people come to enjoy the benefits that this festival provides and the whole thing is in conjunction with the Industries & Commerce Department. The Department of Finance and the Local Self Government Department also is helping in this and the whole festival is going to be inaugurated by the Chief Minister Oomen Chandy. The festival would be inaugurated at 5 in the evening in this land of Kochi.

Do make sure you go to attend this and enjoy to your heart’s content. So this forty five extravaganza is going to be the most popular, and the most wanted of things for all the tourists and the shoppers. If you are a shopaholic and like to see the best of shopping articles, then do go and enjoy this festival at Kochi and see the beautiful collections of handicrafts, and the best of jewellery and the most well designed garments. The additional feature that you would be availing the best of discounts and the most reduced prices, is what makes your experience more constructive and worthy. There are many merchants coming from across the districts of Kerala for showcasing their services, products and other goods.

There are unique initiatives and the most exhilarating gifts, for all the customers and the shoppers. You can shop online also so avail all the vouchers, coupons, and all the mega prizes. So go for the extravagant sales turnover of around Rs. 2500 crore and this is the fifth edition of this beautiful and long awaited festival. This year particularly the major attraction is the night festival. This is the first time that the festival is being held in the night too. This night festival is going to be held for around 10 days. The Ernakulam District Collector P I Shaik Pareeth and the Mayor Tony Chammany confirmed the fact that this night festival would be held. There was a meeting that was held between the representatives from the trade circles, resident associations and the organizers and they agreed to conduct the whole festival a lot more smoothly. The police also attended the meeting and extended their co-operation. There have been suggestions for pre paid facilities for auto rickshaws, and for ensuing a hassle free commuter rickshaw bonding.

The Minister for Tourism A P Anilkumar would be presiding over the function.

So spend the passing over of 2011 to 2012 shopping till you drop at the Grand Kerala Shopping Festival.