The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it the Work From Home (WFH) trend. What many thought would be a short affair has now extended to more than year and it seems is here to stay. For those of you tired of working from home, coming up are ‘work from hotel’ packages in picturesque Kerala.

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Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched ‘work from hotel’ package, providing professionals a reviving and comforting ambience in hotel rooms in Kerala. This initiative is a part of the Railways’ catering and tourism arm’s efforts to revive confidence among guests to step out and avail hospitality services in the post COVID world, the IRCTC said in the statement.

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The package per person for triple occupancy for a five-night
stay starts from Rs 10,126 and includes disinfected rooms, all three meals,
twice tea/coffee, complimentary wi-fi, secured parking place for a vehicle, and
travel insurance.

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 Working away from the typical office setting has become
the new normal during these pandemic times. Professionals can pick their favorite
destination in Kerala among the list of hotels offered under work
from hotel’ concept, the statement added.   “To start with, professionals can
choose among Munnar, Thekkady, Kumarakom, Marari (Alleppey),
Kovalam, Wayanad, and Cochin”, the statement said.   

The duration of the package would be for a minimum of
five nights which can be extended on prorate basis. Similar packages for other
locations are also being explored, it said.

The statement added that stringent COVID safety protocols and a high standard of
hygiene would be maintained. The packages can be booked online through the IRCTC
website or IRCTC tourism mobile apps – android and IOS, the
statement said. Designed keeping COVID-19 in mind, the package does
not include any sightseeing.     

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 India saw a record rise in COVID-19 deaths
with 4,205 fresh fatalities taking the country’s death toll to 2,54,197, while
3,48,421 new coronavirus infections were reported, according to the
Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.