Re: [Goanet]Cheapie Brits visiting Goa along their butlers, chefs and cooks

[Eddie Fernandes]

No one has questioned the claim by India's Union Tourism Minister that 
British visit Goa with their chefs, cooks and butlers and enjoy a cheap 
holiday.  In the UK, it is only the multi-millionaires who can afford to 
employ chefs and butlers and the amount they spend in renting a villa 
outstrips the expenditure by any other class of tourist.

The main provider of rental holiday accommodation has a website at 
http://www.lazydays.co.uk/ Check their rates.  A villa in Nerul, for 
example, has a peak season rent of Rs 3 lakhs per week ( air fares are 
excluded)

On the other hand, many middle class Indian tourists visit Goa with their 
cooks/maids/ayahs.

---- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frederick Noronha(FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
In the case of India, this comes in the shape of an economic surcharge. 
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but this happens in only a very limited 
number of hotels, while the rail and air foreigner-rates don't add up for 
much.
Headline: Bangloreans head to the  beaches
Source: 24 Dec 2004:  Deccan Herald.

Excerpts: People under 30 opt for Goa because of the wilder nature of 
celebrating ...


"Only 25-30 per cent of the number of rooms available in Goa are kept for 
the Indian tourists, as International tourists pay much in advance," says Ms 
Ranjini, travel consultant.


Full text at: http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/dec242004/i5.asp

Eddie Fernandes


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