Beer and whiskey top the list of favourite alcoholic drinks for male tourists visiting Goa, while beer is the top go-to drink, followed by wine for women visitors to the coastal state, a study has revealed.
The Goa government is likely to impose night curfew in the state on the lines of Delhi to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a state minister said on Thursday.
The report was based on a survey conducted by the Goa Tourism Ministry and KPMG which involved reaching out to 600 respondents.
The order said that in view of the spread of COVID-19 due to the rising cases in other states and the likely risk to the public health and safety, the State Executive Committee has adopted the SOPs for persons travelling to Goa by air and trains with effect from November 25.
Rane also said that photos and videos of packed Goa night club floors, with no semblance of social distancing and guests without masks, which had leaked out last week were "shameful".
The Goa Cabinet has approved the new tourism policy which stresses on making the state free of drugs and prohibits tourists from cooking in open areas.
Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar, on Wednesday, announced 250 hotels can operate following the standard operating procedures (SOPs) put in place by the state government.
For a tourist to enter Goa, he/she will have to carry a COVID-19 negative certificate within stipulated 48-hrs window or get mandatorily tested in Goa.
With coronavirus fears impacting the Goa's tourism sector, umbrella body of mining dependents GMPF on Monday sought immediate resumption of mining activities in the state which is already reeling under a financial stress due to mining halt.
The Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) is upset with films that seek to portray the tourist hotspot as a "drug or prostitution" destination.
Only airline passengers would have access to casinos at the upcoming Mopa international airport, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said in the Assembly on Monday. In a written reply to a question by BJP legislator Wilfred D'Sa, Sawant said 232 acres of land at the airport had been earmarked for commercial development.
Summer vacations may be over, but your plans to visit Goa have yet not been fulfilled and we know that! The IRCTC has come up with a tour package to Goa, which would include the flight tickets, holiday destinations, Goa hotels, water sports and more. The tour package would be for 2 nights and 3 days and will begin from Hyderabad.
The details of the PIL were "publicly announced" at a press conference in Panaji which was attended by top Congress leaders: Abhijat
The dues pending are towards various tax payments and police security fees charged by the Goa government during Sunburn events held over previous years.
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CM Manohar Parrikar said that in view of the on-going infrastructure development works in the state, the number of inbound tourists was likely to touch the 10 million mark in the next one or two years, from the current figure of nearly seven million.
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Panaji: A Goa tourism organisation on Sunday blamed a section of the media of "blowing out of proportion" the presence of a crocodile on a popular beach in the state, and claimed the episode could
New Delhi: Goa is surely one of the most popular tourist destinations in India, not only among the Indian tourists but among foreign tourists too.Think of Goa and beaches, booze come first in our mind.
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Tuesday conceded to the state's reputation as a narco-tourism destination, saying there is a section of tourists who come to Goa only to indulge in drugs.Parsekar was speaking
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