The drop of 10-15% in tourism is not only in Goa. Dubai too has experienced a
similar drop. This may not have anything to do with the absence of
infrastructure of which Dubai has plenty.
It is more likely related to the falling spending power of consumers seriously
impacted by double digit
Goa stares at bleak tourist season
8 Aug 2008, 0513 hrs IST, Alexandre Moniz Barbosa,TNN
PANAJI: Falling tourism arrivals, a cut in the number of flights and
rising fuel costs form the backdrop for the Goa Tourism Meet 2008,
slated for Friday. And the stake holders, worried that tourism could
hit