South East Asia recession hits Goa tourism
04 January 1998 23:13 ISTRecession in South East Asia has badly hit the tourism industry in Goa, the favourite international tourist destination, though the local authorities still deny the fact merely based on statistical figures."The business is down by ... READ
Suman Motels plans a resort in Goa
30 November 1997 23:14 ISTMembers of Suman Motels, a firm having biggest chain of small resorts all over the country, would shortly have a privilege of spending a holiday in Goa and Sindhudurg in the company resorts, equipped even ... READ
Bungee jumpers can have a ball in Anjuna
13 November 1997 23:15 ISTTourists who love Bungee jumping as well as sun bathing on Indian beaches can now book their tickets to Goa.The tourist state on western coast will now soon have an exclusive Bungee jumping site, adjacent ... READ
Tourism plans in Konkan may hit Goa
08 July 1997 23:15 ISTThe Goa chamber of commerce and industry perceives tourism development in Konkan region in Maharashtra a big threat to the Goan tourism industry.The Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra, equal to the size of Goa state, is ... READ
Taj amusement park at Aguada, courtesy Goa Govt.
23 June 1997 23:16 ISTAs a part of privatisation process of major tourism-related projects, Goa government has leased out the Aguada plateau, adjacent to the historical Aguada fort, to the Taj Group of Hotels, to develop an amusement park.The ... READ
Tourism emerges as Goa's backbone, catches spondalitis
07 May 1997 23:16 ISTTourism, in last two and a half decades, has emerged as a backbone of Goan economy, pushing mining in the back seat. But this major livelihood of Goa today suffers from spondalitis, due to lack ... READ
Goa police : Menace for tourists ?
19 April 1997 23:19 ISTA case of three police personnel, including a PSI in-charge of a taluka police station, being suspended for illegally extorting money from foreign tourists has proved a fact that guardians of law are involved in ... READ
NGOs suggest drastic measures in tourism master plan
23 March 1997 23:21 ISTImposing a ceiling on the number of tourists and suspending all tourism promotion programmes abroad until creation of proper infrastructural facilities is a forceful demand the local NGOs have made for sustainable tourism development in ... READ
Growth rate of tourism on a decline
09 February 1997 23:22 ISTGoa may be hit badly with a recession in the tourism sector, the state's second-largest foreign exchange earner, as the number of foreign tourists is declining at a fast rate.Admitting the fact, the local Congress ... READ
Goa Govt surrenders, drops plans for offshore casinos
07 February 1997 23:23 ISTAfter a nationwide controversy over it for six months, the Congress government in Goa itself has opted out from its own proposal of setting up India's first offshore casino on the Goan coast. Rather than ... READ
