Charter flights to Goa dip to lowest in last 12 years
04 March 2016 21:46 IST
International charter flight services in Goa hit a 12-year-low as number of foreign tourists dwindled as compared to domestic travelers. READ
Selfie injures 5 tourists, 2 paralysed in Goa
03 March 2016 17:38 IST
Five tourists were recently injured -- two of them severely – after falling off a cliff while clicking selfies at Anjuna village in Goa, police said on Thursday. READ
Tourism Ind urges Goa Govt to curb foreign junkets
24 February 2016 11:36 IST
Goa's travel and tourism industry has been hit hard due to the collapse of the Russian market and disturbed European economies, industry stakeholders have said, asking the government to cut down on promotional foreign junkets. READ
After Carnival, Goa gears up to promote Shigmo
19 February 2016 19:01 IST
After the heady, colourful heights of Carnival revelry, a popular Christian festival earlier this month, tourism authorities in Goa are gearing up for yet another round of popular cultural delirium. READ
Goan men not drunkards, women not bikini-clad: Goa CM
09 February 2016 19:39 IST
Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has said Goans are not to be blamed for “misconceptions” about the state and insisted that women seen in bikinis or people attired in “exceptional” dresses on the beaches are tourists ... READ
FC Goa and Palomi: Star attractions of Carnival 2016
06 February 2016 12:18 IST
FC Goa team and ‘Nachom-ia Kumpasar’ fame Palomi Ghosh will be the star attractions of four-day Carnival parades beginning today evening from the capital city of Panaji. READ
Wine Fest to add punch to Goa Carnival this year
04 February 2016 20:50 IST
Celebrations at Goa’s popular carnival festival will pack an additional punch this year with the four-day event coinciding with a state government organised wine festival. READ
Under pressure of local Church, BJP Govt suspends Aguada copter rides
03 February 2016 22:25 IST
Bowing before the pressure of the Church as well as the local Panchayat, the Bharatiya Janata Party government today indefinitely suspended the operation of helicopter joy rides from Aguada plateau at Sinquerim. READ
Helipad row turns ‘physical’, police evacuate local ‘authorities’
03 February 2016 15:04 IST
The opposition to Sinquerim helipad turned physical today with former MLA, local Sarpanch and panch members being forced out from the helipad site by the police. READ
Local Church joins anti-helipad stir on Sinquerim plateau
01 February 2016 15:33 IST
The local Church has joined the chorus of those opposing heli-tourism in Goa, which is scheduled to begin tomorrow, citing that it will harm the bio-diversity of Aguada plateau and also affect the business there. ... READ
