CM demands apology from Sunburn over bribe charges
17 September 2013 16:48 IST
Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar has sought an apology from the organisers of Sunburn music festival over their reported allegations that they had to shell out money to seek permission for hosting the event in ... READ
Sunburn opposed by Goa's coastal MLA
15 September 2013 18:50 IST
Former Goa tourism minister Francisco Miccky Pacheco today demanded that the Sunburn music festival should not be allowed to be held in the state as long as allegations of bribery levelled by the organisers were ... READ
Leopold Cafe may open Goa branch
14 September 2013 19:10 IST
Leopold Cafe in Mumbai's fashionable Colaba district is expanding, in what its owners say underscores the city's indomitable spirit, possibly in Goa. READ
No lifeguards on Goa beaches from today
14 September 2013 18:48 IST
Goa's beaches would be without lifeguards from September 15 as the private agency engaged to provide services has decided to withdraw its personnel due to government's failure to renew contract. READ
Sunburn not in Candolim; but certainly in Goa
13 September 2013 18:13 IST
Even as Goa`s popular `Sunburn` festival is poised for a change in venue from Candolim to some other beach, the state tourism department has backed the event as a driver for tourism promotion and revenue ... READ
Goa offers 5% refund to airlines on refuelling
05 September 2013 14:17 IST
In a bid to arrest slump in arrivals and insulate itself from rising airfares during the upcoming tourist season, the Goa government has decided to offer incentives to all airlines refuelling themselves in the beach ... READ
Air port Infra may affect tourism season
05 September 2013 12:36 IST
Even as Goa's tourism industry is waiting to start this year's tourist season with the arrival of the first international chartered flight mid-October, the travel companies feel that the lack of infrastructure at the airport ... READ
Tourists skip Europe for Goa as Re crashes
30 August 2013 20:08 IST
The rupee's crash has swept away banker Nupur Sood's dream of a holiday in Venice: instead the 35-year-old will settle for cold beers on the beaches of Goa on India's west coast. READ
Goa beach shacks to have toilets & CCTVs
28 August 2013 19:55 IST
Goa’s beach shacks would be now leased out for three years, with toilet facilities and CCTV monitoring. READ
Goa now eyes for health & wellness tourism
21 August 2013 21:33 IST
Goa needs more high-end hotel rooms to hope for big-ticket tourists, according to the Goa Investment Policy 2013, prepared by a government-appointed task force, headed by Atul Pai Kane, Goa Chairman, Confederation of Indian industry ... READ
