The Daily Telegraph21d
I returned to Goa after 40 years – and was stunned by what I found
In the 1980s, I used to spend winter holidays in Goa, sunbathing in a bikini on the beach at Calangute, dining on freshly barbecued prawns, and picking over trinkets from Tibet sold by disarmingly ...
The Financial Express18d
Goa wakes up to tourism crisis, to rejig taxi fares and make wedding hosting easier
(Image: PTI) It looks like the Goa administration has finally taken note of the problems that have been highlighted by the tourists via social media. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant recently ...
Hindustan Times20d
As tourism in Goa seemingly takes a hit, the state govt has to step in now
Goa does not offer the same bang for one’s buck as Thailand, Bali, Vietnam or even Sri Lanka as travellers to these destinations will attest The New Year started on a sombre and yet almost ...
Indiatimes19d
Goa tourism board calls for urgent taxi service reforms
Panaji: With Goa’s taxi services once again grabbing the limelight for all the wrong reasons in the digital space, the Goa tourism board on Tuesday considered immediate steps to rein in rogue ...
The Financial Express20d
Is Goa’s tourism decline real? Challenges and opportunities for the state’s hospitality sector
The past few weeks have seen Goa, the state of sunshine and beaches, in the news for all the wrong reasons. Travellers and travel influencers claim that the state’s once flourishing tourism ...
NDTV20d
Aadar Jain Marries Alekha Advani In Goa. Neetu Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor Attend
Congratulations, Aadar Jain and Alekha Advani. The couple got married in a Christian ceremony in Goa. For the big day, Alekha slipped into a white dress with a veil. Aadar Jain complemented his ...
ThePrint12d
Goa tourism needs to reimagine itself. There’s more to it than beaches and booze
For months now, Goa has been spinning in a vortex of competing narratives. Across social media, voices have railed against the steep rise in the cost of visiting the state and its lack of ...
The Indian Express6d
Libia Lobo Sardesai awarded Padma Shri: How she became the voice of Goa’s liberation struggle
It was she who announced the news of Goa’s liberation from four-and-a-half centuries of Portuguese rule on December 19, 1961. Here’s her story. In 1954, after the Portuguese assaulted and arrested ...
India Today3d
School trips should be to science institutes instead of beaches: Goa Chief Minister
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that such trips would inspire students and spark a great interest in science and technology in them. He said that exposing students to such environments will also ...
ThePrint28d
Goa’s tourism is changing, not dying. People don’t want ‘minibus tourists’
Goa: As the curtains fall on 2024, Goa finds itself caught between two competing images. On New Year’s Eve in 2021, thousands of revellers packed into Baga Beach during the Omicron wave sparking both ...
The Indian Express17d
Clash over right to perform rituals at Goa temple leaves several wounded, 38 booked
At least 25 people were injured after a clash between two groups turned violent at Bhumika temple in North Goa’s Poriem Wednesday. Police said the situation was later brought under control. The two ...