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Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Now now now....before we go on about sophisticated A^abs eating water melons on the beach with a 'graf, coulair', I think tourism is changed its face and about the change once more! In the old days, one travelled to broaden ones mind and to experience new places, different cultures to understand other peoples. There are a few of those tourist and these are the ones with an education and respect people they visit. Somerset Maugham lived or stayed at Dona Paula BTW. Some where along the way, with better road transport and news of naked skin on Goan beaches came the Goa-deko gang.....mostly guys who descend in Anjuna to glimpse 'white skin': they spend no money, max buy a bottle of Arlem and share it amongst 10. Do we really want them? Can we stop them? Or are we going to settle for the hairy rich Indian tourist....loud, brash? For their money and bad behaviour and not able to hold their alchool? Tourism is about the change...yes there is the eco tourism but the after effects of taking an air flight...say a long one from Gatwick to Goa even for eco tourism is....is rather frightening. With the British papers blasting the effects of air travel/climate change everyday, I think we wont' be talking about infrastructure in Goa; rather what kind of tourist will come and how can we change to adjust to the changing climate. Southern UK has has the rainiest June and wonder what effects the monsoon will have on Goa the incessant and thoughtless development all around? Are we even marketable going forward? We may after all have to settle for the rich Indian (they won't care two hoots about pollution do they) and the tourist from the mid east...it will take a while for the concept of climate change to sink in there; the draw of all that fresh minted money gets does not leave space for other thoughts. And for crying out loud, the Goichi who was the only Goan invitee to a Delhiwalla patie where the Deliwallas thought Goans wore kastis...shows the attitude of moneyed Indians. Illustrates the our new tourist would be crude,lack tolerance, disrespectful. Their attitudes towards locals would scare me so would their ability to hold their alchool. And their attitude to Goan women? Not sure on which desert sand Selma found sophistication (acquired sophistication through hiring western nannies perhaps)....A^abs are on the most part, are crude as the oil that squirts the ground!! Wonder if them sophisticated A^abs eat the watermelons outside-in or inside out? Salutations from Sawantwadi Pandurang P Naik (SSe) On 7/2/07, Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > **** WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T **** > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports > > Get your free subscription at: > > http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > --- Jerry Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Oh no, its only us that look that way, because > > our eyes have enjoyed > > the luxuries on arab destinations, and that's how we > > want to look at Goa, > > but the tourist I don't think they care for all > > these minor details, what > > they must be looking for some peace, just lie on the > > beach, eat water melons > > and do nothing. > ------------------------------------- > > Maybe the Arabs from Saudi are looking for melons on > the beach (highly unlikely, the Saudi Arab is very > sophisticated), but I can assure you the well-heeled > Western European, Japanese or Taiwanese is looking for > luxury hotels, upmarket shopping, fine dining and > local dining experience, tours and sightseeing with > state-of-the art amenities and transportation. I > worked in an inbound tour operation for six years. I > think I know a little about the high-end and low-end > tourist. > > There was also an argument made earlier that mass > tourism can compensate for the lack of high-end > tourism if the numbers add up. One must realise that > tourism itself is a low returns industry. People > employed in the tourism industry, such as waiters, > guides, taxi-drivers earn a pittance whether it is > high-end tourism or mass tourism. > > The real money to be made is in the spin-off trade, > the boost in retail sales, the food and beverage > consumption thus impacting agriculture, entertainment, > etc. The low-end tourist is not worth his weight in > rupee(dollar) spend. All this comes from the high-end > tourist. So if an economy is to truly benefit from > tourism, it must ultimately target a tourist who > spends money, money which trickles and permeates > several sectors of the economy. > > selma > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Get the free Yahoo! toolbar and rest assured with the added security of > spyware protection. > http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/norton/index.php >