The Government over the last many years has been needlessly squandering
crores of rupees on organizing road shows across the world and within the
country to promote Goa as a Tourist destination. It has been a misconceived
waste of public funds and a free junket for the Tourism Minister and his
Goa’s dynamic and avant garde Tourism Minister sometimes leaves me perplexed.
His interest in taking Goa’s tourism to a sky high level with
helicopters in the air leaves me speechless.
Our basic infrastructure, as you know only too well, is not in place
with garbage everywhere giving visitors
GL responds:
In the last three months, I made two holiday trips to Europe - Bergen, Norway
and Dublin, Ireland. Both these cities and countries and other tourist
destinations across the world are proud of their tourist attractions and would
love to have more tourists. Tourism is easily one
Dear Vivian, 25 years or more ago, given the very low standards of governance
in Goa, the corruption prevalent everywhere and the reluctance of ordinary
Goans to fight for what affected him, it was only a matter of time before
Lambert Mascarenhas’ famous book title created for another context
This my personal VERY SELFISH perspective on tourism in Goa.
It gladdens my heart to hear that there is a decline in tourism in Goa whether
it is the5-star or the 0-star variety I believe that tourism has been the bane
of Goa, which has changed our lives forever. Tourism's underbelly has been
Dear Arun Sinha
Navhind Times
Editor
Sir
With reference to your report i have written a letter which may be
published in your next edition please.
Regards
Stephen Dias
Dona Paula
9422443110
2nd June 2018
JUNKET TOUR
Tourism Minister Ajgaonkar alledgedly gone on a junket tour and he took his
As Rajan Parrikar has previously pointed out, the death knell of Goa was
sounded when Manohar Parrikar introduced the "International" Film Festival
(IFFI) in Goa. That "festival" brought in a lot of outside trash which has
bespoilt Goa, all under the banner of promoting "tourism" and
Very Magnanimous C.M. Parrikar on his war horse to save the Tourism
Industry!
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DEV BOREM KORUM
Gabe Menezes.
This debate seems to be of relevance to Goa too, where such issues are
often swept under the carpet:
https://theconversation.com/speaking-with-nicole-gurran-on-airbnb-and-its-impact-on-cities-81991
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From: Frederick Noronha <fredericknoron...@gmail.com>
[Goanet] Tourism, elsewhere
'Your holiday is our misery': Holidaymakers face disruption from protests
planned by Basque separatists https://t.co/ePu8LfcFKjhttps://t.co/ngADdCL6dx
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GL responds
As the claim
'Your holiday is our misery': Holidaymakers face disruption from protests
planned by Basque separatists https://t.co/ePu8LfcFKj
https://t.co/ngADdCL6dx
This requires a two part response. Tourism and Why US is great.
Toursism
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There are a handful of tiny countries and at least one state in the US (Hawaii)
that does survive wholly on tourism. But these countries/states are managed by
decent human beings.
In Goa, the state and its
TOURISM IS THE MAINSTAY OF GOAN ECONOMY - SANGEETA - H
http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=25862=17223275==1/28/2017
COMMENTS:
Sangeeta, to say the least, is very much wrong in trying to project her
vested-interest views on the Goan public. No sane State or a Country
will bank on the
Goa’s very tainted Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar who is well embroiled
in a string of illegalities including the infamous Serula Communidade land
grab case and the Multi crore beach cleaning scam now finds himself
entangled in yet another controversory.
For not towing his corrupt line, the
http://www.readwhere.com/read/c/6227789
Tourism Travails and New directions
Back to the Drawing Board
Pamela D'Mello
The Goan
17 Aug 2015
After a particularly bad year for the tourism business in Goa, it was
interesting to listen to legislators and government explain away the issue
and detail
Goa’s Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar should immediately resign for
high-handedly and malafiedly lying on oath about his educational
qualifications.
According to the information obtained under the Right to Information Act,
Dilip Parulekar in his affidavit filed at the 2007 Assembly elections
Goa's Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar is mischievously trying to mislead
the people of Goa about the recent judgment of the Bombay High Court at Goa
regarding the 599 sq mts of prime Serula Communidade land at Porvorim
illegally grabbed by the Minister.
Any person with some self respect would
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/02/15/tourism_crisis_on_indias_cocaine_coast.html
India's beach-filled state of Goa is a big draw for foreign tourists. But a
rise in drug violence is threatening sun-seekers and local businesses.
GOA, INDIA—The American tourist sipping a frosty
http://www.goachronicle.com/goa/expose/16891-tourism-dept-spent-rs-135-crore-on-drinks-pole-dancers-a-disney-land
Tourism Dept spent Rs 1.35 crore on Drinks, Pole Dancers Disney LandTHURSDAY,
24 MARCH 2011 12:055 COMMENTSGoaChronicle.com brings to you a shocking expose
on how the tourism
To Goanet -
You first heard of it here -
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2011-March/206537.html
My informant told me quite a bit more, but I had no way of independently
verifying the details. The Goan Chron guys have added some more meat
to the story.
So what's going to
Tourism Dept razes road leading to Morjim beach
HERALD CORRESPONDENT
Tourism Dept razes road leading to Morjim beach
HERALD CORRESPONDENT
PERNEM, FEB 9
Acting on the directives of the High Court, Tourism Department on Wednesday
razed the illegal road leading to the Morjim beach, which
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NEW BOOK: 'PATRIOTISM IN ACTION: Goans in Indias Defence Services'
With
Goa may lose Russians tourists due to stringent visa rules
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/goa-may-lose-russians-tourists-due-to-stringent-visa-rules/707803/
One acquitted of molesting Russian minor
*Tourism and the Goan nemesis*
Humanity in all forms will descend into Goa during the season, says *ANTHONY
SIMOES*
It is that time of the year again. The monsoons are receding rather
reluctantly. The mosquito menace is a permanent feature of our lives. Thanks
to the garbage and sewage lying
Tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco mourns
The sad demise of Nadia Torrado in an obituary ad
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextras/4658200601/sizes/l/
Nadia died 14 days after consuming the deadly Ratol (Rats Poison)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextras/4626336130/
May her soul
This message is in reply to Message No: 10, dated: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 from:
Ashley D'silva on above subject.
Before I clarify what you have asked for please let me know if you are a
strong supporter of Tourism Minister in totality!
Best regards,
Dr. U. G. Barad
A few days ago, an offence against Mickky Pacheco for extortion was
registered by Crime Branch. Thereafter he applied for an anticipatory bail.
So the police cannot arrest him for the moment.
The additional district and session judge Mr. Justice Desmond D'Costa will
hear his arguments today
Dear doctor,
Please clarify - touring in court?
Ashley D'Silva
TOURISM: ‘‘Uganda Not Just About Idi Amin, Civil War and AIDS’’
By Wambi Michael
Mountain gorillas in Bwindi National Park, Uganda.
Credit: Wambi Michael/IPS
KAMPALA, Jun 2 (IPS) - Ugandans are unhappy with their tourism
authority as they believe that their country’s warm climate and
exceptional
Tourism is killing Goa
Punjabi munda despoiling Goa
It's hot and muggy in Goa this time of the year. The enervating heat
hangs languidly in the still air. The rustling of the drooping fronds
of coconut palms, heavy with ripening fruit, that accompanies the
occasional gust of blistering wind,
Goanetters,
1. In a substantial article about the best beaches in
the world, (Travel section in the Guardian Newspaper
of yesterday) I was disappointed to note that Goa did
not feature even once among the 100 best places for
tourists although there were two references to Indian
beaches--one in
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