Kerala is the one and only destination in South Asia to find a place in CNN Travel’s top 19 destinations. The destinations are part of the US-based channel’s list of places that have bounced back to normalcy after devastating natural disasters.
The other destinations include Fukuoka in Japan, Hebrides in Holland, Lima in Peru, and Oaxaca in Mexico. The destinations in Kerala that got special mention include Kochi, Kovalam, Varkala, the Alappuzha backwaters, the Vembanad Lake, the Periyar Tiger Reserve and Munnar.