CCTVs to monitor tourists on Goa beaches
19 July 2014 20:50 IST
Tourists visiting Goa will have a CCTV camera monitoring their movements once they venture on to major beaches in the state, a senior Tourism Department official said here today. READ
Goa Spas facing shutdown due to flesh trade
16 July 2014 20:44 IST
Salon and spa owners in Goa are facing prospects of a shutdown due to increasing presence of dubious and unregistered competitors which are doubling up as prostitution dens in the state. READ
ITC likely to take over Ramada Resorts
14 July 2014 20:38 IST
ITC Ltd's hotel division may soon be able to get its first luxury property in Goa, one of India's top tourism destinations. READ
Centre planning heavy reduction in air fare, visa fees
14 July 2014 14:31 IST
The Centre wants to reduce visa fees and air fares in a bid to boost tourism in India, Union tourism minister Shripad Naik on Sunday said. READ
Shripad wants pub culture to be controlled
13 July 2014 10:26 IST
Union tourism minister Shripad Naik has said that the pub culture needs to be controlled and that tourism should not be promoted on its basis. READ
Goa may be among 9 air ports, which would enjoy E-Visa system
10 July 2014 15:50 IST The Bharatiya Janata Party government has announced introduction of electronic visas at nine air ports in next six months, in a phased manner. READ
Salgaoncar Hospitality Inst ties up with Ireland
08 July 2014 19:31 IST
Goa-based V M Salgaocar Institute of International Hospitality Education (VMSIIHE) today announced its academic collaboration with Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), Ireland, for their courses in the state. READ
Goa tourist touches 27 L with a growth of 12.5%
08 July 2014 19:25 IST
Goa's tourism industry has record edits all-time high 12.5 per cent growth in domestic tourist arrivals last year, stated a senior official. READ
Wagh to wear Dhoti in Assembly, in protest of Sudin
03 July 2014 16:51 IST
Goa’s Bharatiya Janata Party legislator has decided to wear a dhoti and attend the forthcoming monsoon Assembly session, in protest of PWD minister Sudin Dhawalikar’s comments on pubs and bikins. READ
Sudin makes volte face on bikini issue
02 July 2014 22:21 IST
Facing all-round flak, Goa PWD Minister Sudin Dhavalikar today withdrew his controversial comment demanding a ban on wearing bikinis on the state's beaches, hours after the Chief Minister ruled out prohibiting the outfit on shores ... READ
