The agency also operates hotels, resorts, and tourist rest houses in key locations in the state.

For more than 20 years since Independence, Kerala tended to ignore tourism as a key industry, leaving KTL and other private players to lead the role.

The strong inflow of tourists into Kovalam, started Kerala government to consider tourism as a key industry.

This resulted in the government to think starting a new entity known as Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC) IN 1966.

[2][3] On the early morning of 2 January 2019, Ten members belonging to the Hindu Munnani entered the Kerala House hotel belonging to the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation in the Thousand Lights area, Chennai and smashed the window panes of the hotel.

Six members were said to be arrested by the police for damaging public property, criminal intimidation and using filthy language.

[6] KTDC was one of the first hospitality chains in India to start series of motels across major state and national highways.

TAB is a Private-Public Partnership program with individuals owning the facility, while KTDC assisting in branding and promotion.

KTDC conducts one-day and two-day sight-seeing tours in major cities as well as in tourist centers.