India, June 16 -- India PR Distribution

Udupi (Karnataka) [India], June 16: More than 60 aspiring tourism entrepreneurs, guides, artisans, storytellers, homestay hosts and community tourism practitioners participated in the Community Tourism Startup Lab, a programme focused on creating local livelihoods through tourism and strengthening a Made-in-Local tourism economy in Coastal Karnataka. The programme was hosted by PlaceXplore, the Department of Tourism, Udupi, Dudmi - Local Livelihood Programme in Byndoor, the Zilla Panchayat National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM), and OneTAC.

The initiative launched with a focus on women micro-entrepreneurs from Byndoor Taluk, with the objective of developing unique tourism trails and visitor exp...