Goa Governor K. Sankaranarayanan said Monday that the state should make efforts to decentralise tourism in order to prevent its beaches from getting dirty and overcrowded. In an address on the 50th anniversary of Goa liberation day, Sankaranarayanan said that
Shack owners have refused to accept blame for the garbage mess along the Calangute coast. Reacting to a report on garbage along Calangute’s coast, Goa Shack Owners Welfare Society General Secretary John Lobo said: “We have been trying to maintain
Tourism Minister Nilkant Halarnkar launched Tourism Department’s monthly e-newsletter, ‘Goa Konnect’, which will give a round-up of latest news, offers, and happenings in Goa. The e-news letter will be released on 30th of every month. Addressing a press conference here
Beach tourism had reached saturation point and the government now wants tourists to head to the hinterland to discover the state’s relatively unknown wonders, a senior official said.”Beach tourism in Goa is saturated. It is time for us to look
If you are planning that trip to Goa, you can soon quit browsing through bulky travel guides. Now, all the information on the state’s beaches, heritage sites and religious sites will be available on your mobile phones. The Goa tourism
Goa Government has backtracked its decision not allowing bikini-clad women in the tourism promotional advertisements. The State has chosen three beauties – Miss Russia 2009 Svetlana Stepankovskaya, Miss India 2010 finalist Alisha Pekha and Bollywood actress Mahima Chaudhary for promoting
Marinas, green parks, convention centre, entertainment parks, and adventure sports are some of the areas where Goa will witness Public Private Participation (PPP) soon. Nikhil Dessai, Managing Director, Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) while participating in knowledge session on “PPP
The Tourism Department is looking forward to promote Goa as hub of “cruise tourism” once the new cruise terminal at Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) becomes operational by December end. In the last few years cruise liners calling at MPT have
With an aim to boost tourism in the State, cruise vessels from Mumbai will make regular visits to the State at the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT), commencing from October 24. “With the initiative of MPT, cruise vessels will make regular
Goa police has said that bar girls displaced after a ban on dance bars in Mumbai are making Goa their second home.DGP B S Bassi, briefing media persons on Friday said due to closure of dance bars and Goa’s tourism