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1Read
Kerala’s tourism board has announced a new initiative to promote off-season travel, with discounts of up to forty percent at partner hotels between June and September. Officials say the aim is to spread visitor numbers more evenly across the year and to support local businesses during the monsoon months, when occupancy typically falls below thirty percent. Critics, however, argue that infrastructure in hill stations remains unprepared for wet-season crowds.
2Vocabulary
initiativea new plan or programme
occupancyhow full hotels are
infrastructureroads, water, power and basic systems
3Questions
Question 1 of 3Multiple choice
What is the initiative for?
4Speaking challenge
Speaking challenge
Summarise this report in your own words in 30 seconds, then give your opinion in 30 seconds.
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