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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Tourism Dept will hold four international road shows in the month of March 2023 to attract international tourists to Goa for various segments of Tourism, including First Itinerary Travelers, wellness, MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions), Leisure, Monsoon and medical tourism. The roadshow schedule is as follows – Paris, France – 21st March 2023; Zurich, Switzerland – 24th March 2023; Frankfurt, Germany – 27th March 2023; Vienna, Austria – 29th March 2023. Govt has invited applications from competent agencies for the Management of Goa Tourism International Roadshows. The primary objective of organizing roadshows is to depict Goa…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: South Goa Planning and Development Authority has invited suggestions and objections on the draft Outline Development Plan 2031 for the Margao Planning area. The finalised draft has been kept for public inspection on all working days in the SGPDA office. “Objections and suggestions if any, to the draft are to be forwarded in writing to the Member Secretary, SGPDA, within a period of 30 days from the date of its publication official gazette,” the order states. Those who have already submitted objections for draft ODP 2031 earlier need not file them again, states the public notice issued…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) has invited Tourist Taxi vehicles having valid All Goa Tourist and All India Permit to register themselves for the GTDC Airport Taxi Counter at New Mopa International Airport, Pernem, Goa. Tourist Taxi operators from Pernem Taluka will be given preference, states the notice issued by GTDC. Taxi operators can submit their duly filled form with documents to RFC North/South Goa or can submit their registration request by downloading the Goa Taxi – Driver App available on Google Play Store at https://www.goa-tourism.com/taxi-registration , the notice adds. Link for registration information https://goa-tourism.com/taxi-registration/

Goa is a hotbed of activity as the holiday season reaches its peak with Christmas and New Year around the corner. Hotels, restaurants, and tourism hot-spots are looking forward to put the last two dismal years behind them for good and with good reason. For two years, the beaches in Goa were deserted due to the COVID pandemic. After 2019, this will be the first Christmas and New Year celebration in Goa without any restrictions. Tourists from across India and around the world are heading back to this popular tourist destination for a vacation and that’s good news for the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: With Goa expecting a rush of visitors during the upcoming Christmas and New Year celebrations, the state government has asked police to increase surveillance against drugs sale and consumption, clamp down on drunk driving, illegal parking of vehicles and step up patrolling in sensitive areas. The government has asked tourist taxi operators to ensure good conduct with customers. It has also decided to act against foreigners overstaying in the coastal state. The state authorities had identified 700 foreigners overstaying, and out of them, 650 have been deported, while a process is underway to send back the rest,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: With Goa expecting higher tourist footfalls during the upcoming festive week through Christmas and New Year, the lifeguard contractor has scaled up its life-saving operations in the coastal areas, including introducing midnight shifts as well as beefing up the number of lifesavers on beaches, especially along beaches and other water bodies, in order to cater to the expected surge of visitors. Tourist arrivals to Goa during the festive weekend had dipped in the preceding years on account of the Covid-19 pandemic, but this festive season is expected to reverse the trend. “We anticipate the next few days…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: ‘EDM’ festivals like ‘Sunburn’ have been known for indiscriminate consumption of drugs. The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) has appealed to North Goa Collector Ms. Mamu Hage (IAS) to withdraw permission given to the ‘Sunburn’ festival, which is going to be held in Goa from the 27th to 30th December 2022, through a memorandum. At this time the HJS delegation comprised of Ramdas Sawaivereker of Bharat Mata Ki Jay, Suresh Dicholker of Hindu Raksha Aghadi, Mrs. Hamshree Gadekar, Mr. Raj Borker of HJS and Mrs. Shubha Sawant of Sanatan Sanstha. HJS memorandum further says that there have been…