Tag: Goa

Goa’s tourism season will start from 4th October 2018, with arrival of the first chartered flight from Russia, carrying tourists. It was informed by Savio Messiah, President of the Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG). Goa has its conventional visitors from Russia and the UK to cheer the tourist season, though there is competition from the Middle East and European countries. Now a days Goa does not have an off season, as the domestic tourists who come from across the country makes it lively throughout the year, even in monsoon. The state’s lone airport has been receiving a good ... Read more

Goa and Japan plan to have ties between the two regions to boost tourism. Ryoji Noda, Consul General of Japan met Menino D’Souza, Director of Tourism, Goa on Thursday, 6th September 2018. Various initiatives to be taken up to develop tourism in Japan and Goa have been discussed during the meeting. As per a tourism official, Goa has been receiving Japanese tourists, availing the electronic tourist visa through the Goa International Airport at Dabolim. Records depict that around 250 Japanese tourists visit Goa annually and the Goan authorities expect to increase the number in the coming days. D’Souza has informed ... Read more

Goa government plan to include agro-eco tourism in the school syllabus. It was suggested by the ICAR-Central Coast Agricultural Research Institute (CCARI) and they are said to be in the process of writing to the state education department recommending this. An agro eco-tourism unit has already launched in the state equipped with a range of agricultural activities and display of various operations like mushroom production, bee hives etc. “When the agro eco-tourism unit has launched, lots of schools have contacted us showing their interest. We are writing to the government to include this in the school curriculum. We may also ... Read more

The government of Goa has re-formed the committee to evaluate the progress of the works on preparation of a master plan and tourism policy for the state. The work has been assigned to the renowned consultants, M/s. KPMG Advisory Services Private Limited of Spain. The 12 member committee will be headed by the Tourism Secretary, with association of the Additional Secretary of Finance. The committee will also have the Managing Director of Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC), Member Secretary of Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA), the President of Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry etc. The objective of the ... Read more

GOAMILES, Goa’s first mobile app based taxi service,  was launched by Manohar Parrikar, Chief Minister of Goa at the Secretariat Complex, Porvorim. GOAMILES will provide the convenience of booking a taxi immediately upon arrival in the state at reasonable, government approved rates. The GOAMILES app can be downloaded from Google Play Store and Apple Store. Speaking at the launch, Parrikar said, “Goa can now take tourists for miles through the new app based taxi service which will be affordable and give travellers a comfortable journey from the time they arrive till they leave. I congratulate Goa Tourism for launching this initiative ... Read more

Rajasthan tourism department is going to have a new tourism policy with priority to Destination Weddings and MICE activities (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions). It also focuses on encouraging film shooting in the state. The state expects to have improved private participation in its tourism projects. As per a recent report, wedding and MICE activities contribute around Rs 5,000 crores to the tourism industry in a year and have become major factors for increased hotel occupancy. By the new tourism policy, Rajasthan tourism aims at providing an atmosphere suitable for destination wedding and MICE activities, to surpass the existing competition ... Read more

ഗോവക്കാരായ കുടിയന്മാർ നേരെ നടക്കുമ്പോൾ സന്ദർശകരായി വരുന്ന കുടിയന്മാർ ആടിയാടി നടക്കുന്നു- പരാമർശം ഗോവ ടൂറിസം മന്ത്രി മനോഹർ അജ്ഗാവങ്കറിന്റേതാണ്‌. ഗോവയുടെ സംസ്കാരം മാനിക്കാത്ത സന്ദർശകർ ഇവിടേയ്ക്ക് വരേണ്ടെന്നും മന്ത്രി പറഞ്ഞു. മയക്കു മരുന്ന് ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നവർ, ബീച്ച് വൃത്തികേടാക്കുന്നവർ ഇവർക്കൊന്നും ഇവിടെ ഇടമില്ലന്നും മന്ത്രി നിയമസഭയിൽ പറഞ്ഞു. പല സന്ദർശകരും മദ്യപിച്ച് നടുറോഡിൽ ശല്യമുണ്ടാക്കുകയാണ്. ഇതനുവദിക്കാൻ കഴിയില്ല. ബീച്ചുകളിലും വഴിയോരങ്ങളിലും വഴിവാണിഭം നടത്തുന്നതും വലിയ പ്രശ്നമാണ്. നിലവിലെ നിയമം ഈ പ്രശ്നങ്ങൾ പരിഹരിക്കാൻ പര്യാപ്തമല്ല. ഇവരെ ഒഴിപ്പിക്കാൻ ചെന്നാൽ ഇവർ സാധനങ്ങൾ ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച് ഓടിയൊളിക്കും. പിന്നീട് ഈ സാധനങ്ങൾ എടുക്കാൻ ഇവർ വരാറില്ല. ബീച്ചുകളിലെ മാലിന്യ പ്രശനം പരിഹരിക്കാൻ വാട്സ് ആപ് നമ്പർ നൽകിയിട്ടുണ്ട്. ഏതെങ്കിലും ബീച്ചിൽ മാലിന്യം കണ്ടാൽ അതിന്റെ ചിത്രമെടുത്തു ഈ വാട്സ് ആപ് നമ്പറിൽ ഇട്ടാൽ മതി. പന്ത്രണ്ടു മണിക്കൂറിനകം പരിഹാരം കണ്ടിരിക്കുമെന്നും ഗോവൻ ടൂറിസം മന്ത്രി പറഞ്ഞു. ഗോവൻ സംസ്കാരം മാനിക്കാത്ത സഞ്ചാരികളെ ആട്ടിയോടിക്കുമെന്ന പ്രസ്താവനയിലൂടെ ... Read more

“Tourists who do not respect the culture of Goa and create nuisance by littering on the beaches or taking narcotic drugs are not welcome in the state”, said Manohar Ajgaonkar, Tourism Minister of Goa. He was talking in the Legislative Assembly on 26th July 2018.The minister also said that existing laws were not strong enough to confront the nuisance created by hawkers on the beaches in the state According to Ajgoankar there is a difference between a drunk Goan and a tourist who is drunk. “Goans will walk straight on the road while tourists walk shaking their body,” said the minister. Speaking on other issues at the beach like stray animals, ... Read more

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s announcement of imposing fines for those who drink in public and littering public places is welcomed by the Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar. He further urged tourists to abstain from misbehaving with women under the influence of alcohol. It was on Monday, Parrikar had announced that from August 15 those who drink alcohol in public would be fined Rs 2,500. People found littering would also face sheer fines. A notification in this regard would be issued shortly, he said. Ajgaonkar rejected the possible shortfall in the inflow of tourists to Goa due to the fine. Instead, ... Read more

Casinos in Goa to be retained and legalized as per a recent research paper published by a scholar of south Goa. Dr. Afonso Botelho, an associate professor of Sociology at the Rosary College of Commerce and Arts. He explains in his paper that the Indian middle class tourism is in a boom stage and preserving the casinos would help the economic development of the region. However, the study specifies that sustainable strategies to be implemented to counteract possible ill-effects of casino gambling. Dr. Afonso also recommended setting up of an authority to regulate casinos in order to contain the potential ... Read more

ലോക ഭൂപട സഞ്ചാര പട്ടികയില്‍ ഏറെ പ്രത്യേകതള്‍ നിറഞ്ഞ ഭൂഖണ്ഡമാണ് ഏഷ്യ. സംസ്‌കാരിക വൈവിധ്യങ്ങള്‍, രുചിയൂറുന്ന ഭക്ഷണം, മനോഹരമായ ഭൂപ്രകൃതി എന്നിങ്ങനെ നിരവധി കാര്യങ്ങളാണ് ഏഷ്യയില്‍ സഞ്ചാരികളെ കാത്തിരിക്കുന്നത്. കാഴ്ചകള്‍ക്കൊപ്പം നിരവധി രാത്രി ചന്തകളും ഏഷ്യയില്‍ നിലവിലുണ്ട്്. നാം ചെന്നെത്തുന്ന സ്ഥലത്തിന്റെ പ്രാദേശിക സാംസ്‌ക്കാരത്തിനെക്കുറിച്ചറിയാന്‍ രാത്രി ചന്തകള്‍ നമ്മളെ നന്നായി സഹായിക്കും. ആള്‍ക്കൂട്ടങ്ങളുടെ ബഹളം, വില്‍പ്പനക്കാരുടെ ശബ്ദ കോലാഹലങ്ങള്‍, കളിപ്പാട്ടങ്ങളും തുണികളും മറ്റ് വസ്തുക്കളും – ഇങ്ങനെ ആവശ്യമായ എല്ലാ സാധനവും വില്‍ക്കുന്ന ഇടുങ്ങിയ പാതകള്‍ നല്ലൊരു അനുഭവമായിരിക്കും. ഇതില്‍ ചില കടകള്‍ വര്‍ഷം മുഴുവനും, ചിലത് വാരാന്ത്യത്തിലും ചിലത് സീസണലുമാണ്. അടുത്ത അവധിക്കാലത്ത് ഏഷ്യയിലെ ഈ തെരുവുകളില്‍ നല്ലൊരു ഷോപ്പിംഗ് അനുഭവം തേടി പോകാവുന്നതാണ്. ടെമ്പിള്‍ സ്ട്രീറ്റ് നൈറ്റ് മാര്‍ക്കറ്റ്, ഹോങ്കോങ് ഏറ്റവും പ്രശസ്തമായ സ്ട്രീറ്റ് ബസാറായ ടെമ്പിള്‍ സ്ട്രീറ്റ് നൈറ്റ് മാര്‍ക്കറ്റ് ഹോങ്കോങിലെ ഏറ്റവും വലുതും ഒരുപാട് വിനോദ സഞ്ചാരികള്‍ എത്തുന്ന നൈറ്റ് മാര്‍ക്കറ്റും കൂടിയാണ്. ഒരു കിലോമീറ്റര്‍ ... Read more

Global timeshare firm RCI has recently published a report which studied holiday and vacation patterns of 50,000 RCI members in India, and found that there was a 13 per cent growth in the number of Indians taking vacations abroad in 2017-18. The report,  found that the US was the most preferred destination in 2017-18 while for those headed for Europe, Switzerland and Spain were the top choices. The report also said that there is an 8 per cent growth in domestic travel, with Goa being the preferred choice in 2017-18, followed by Coorg and Munnar. Among the South-East Asian countries, the top picks were ... Read more

If you are a family vacationing in Goa and is planning to check-in to the Park Hotel Goa Baga River, your kids may not get a room there, as it is an adults hotel. The boutique hotel is for adults-only, and guests below the age of 18 are not welcome. The hotel caters exclusively to couples and the just-married. TripAdvisor says that there is only one other hotel in the country with entry restrictions and that is ‘Ananda – In the Himalayas’, in Rishikesh. The hotel doesn’t allow children below 14 “in order to maintain its tranquillity”. The 28-room luxury hotel’s ... Read more

Goa Tourism is planning to conduct a roadshow in US to boost tourism. Tourism minister Manohar Azgaonkar and chairman Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) Nilesh Cabral will head the roadshow, which will start on May 20. Chief secretary Dharmendra Sharma and deputy director tourism will also be part of the delegation to US. US tourist arrivals in Goa remain at less than 2 per cent of the state’s total tourist footfall. The tourism department’s website shows that the footfalls from the country dropped to 1 per cent in 2016 after showing a slight growth in 2015 when it received 12,227 visitors. Meanwhile, ... Read more

Google Arts and Culture have partnered with the Ministry of Tourism to unveil a 360-degree virtual reality video for the global “Incredible India” tourism campaign. As part of the partnership, Google Arts and Culture will provide users with an immersive 360-degree view of India’s heritage, festivity, spirituality and adventure. The video will showcase users a 360-degree view of some of the most iconic destinations in India including Qutub Minar, Amritsar’s Golden Temple, Vitthala Temples at Hampi and Goa’s easygoing vibe. “India is an iconic destination that offers unique experiences of climate, geography, culture, art, literature and food. We want to ... Read more