is adversely affected said jose pradeep honorary secretary kerala travel marttourism is not yet fully open in state our annual earnings from tourism was around rs 48000 cr this financial year there is a loss of rs 3000035000 cr said johny abraham member tourism advisory board state governmentrestrictions on large gatherings weddings and religious celebrations were a grand affair in the precovid erathough there are relaxations there is strict restriction in terms of numbers and social distancing the change is more due to fear of healthrelated disaster rather than social or attitude change for middle class and upper middle class weddings and celebrations are an opportunity to showcase their status symbol now thats not possible the poor are happy with the change as they can curb unwanted expenditure but once fear ends then everything will return to malayali society with all pomp and vigour said sociologist lekha nbbut things are slowly changing things are getting better and people have adapted to the new situation so instead of oneday functions marriage functions are now extended to three to four days with several ceremonies so that almost everyone can be included in the guest list even the market for destination weddings is getting better now however budget remains a constraint as people are unwilling to spend much said pooja kurian creative head lead planner unicorn events and wedding planners