Thiruvananthapuram: Munnar, Kerala's popular hill station with sprawling tea plantations and winding lanes, has won the award for 'Best Destination for Romance' at the Lonely Planet Magazine Indian Travel Awards 2017.
P Bala Kiran, Director, Kerala Tourism received the award from Hindi film actress Diana Penty at the sixth edition of the award distribution in Mumbai recently.
Bala Kiran said such awards inspire other travel enthusiasts to visit and experience unexplored destinations.
Kerala, considered India s greenest state, is also witnessing constant progress in foreign as well as domestic tourist arrivals since 2011, he said.