As the days of soaking in the sun lazing on the beach are over, the hotel giants with their properties in Goa are selling the rooms at much cheaper rate luring the customers to have a barefoot walk on the wet beach or romancing in rain.
Across the board, the luxury hotels have slashed their tariff […]
Bartenders from all over Goa displayed their bartending skills at the Bacardi Martini Grand Prix India regional rounds. The event, which was held at Butter, Candolim, saw participation from various bartenders from the city.
Twenty bartenders were short-listed for the regional final rounds. Judging the event were actress Mrinalini Sharma of Awaraapan and Showbiz fame, Jatin […]
Bollywood actress Ayesha Takia and her restaurateur boyfriend Farhan Azmi are setting up a boutique hotel at Candolim.
“We got this fabulous property after a long search. It is a 200-year-old Portuguese bungalow in Candolim with a massive garden and a well. It’s quite secluded and surrounded with old beautiful trees, and just 10 minutes from […]
Forty-five minutes,” said the driver, answering my query on the distance from the airport to Varca beach in his inimitable Goan style. Describing distances in terms of time taken is one Goan habit I got used to during my short trip there last year! I was there for the Goa Fest, the annual advertising festival […]
Royal Orchid Hotels has announced that it has acquired a 50% stake in Galaxy Beach Resort located at Utorda beach in South Goa. Galaxy Beach Resort, a boutique beach hotel with 65 room capacity, will now be owned by Royal Orchid along with Vascon Engineers, a release said.
“The in-vestment in the property in Goa reflects […]
Giving in to political opposition to offshore casinos in Goa, the state government has doubled the entertainment tax levied from the gambling dens to ten per cent.
Finance minister Dayanand Narvekar hiked the entertainment tax on casinos including off shore casinos, in the state budget presented on the floor of the House yesterday.
The move will double […]
There’s bad news for tourists planning a rocking holiday in Goa. In an effort to minimise noise pollution, the state government has ordered India’s tourist hotspot to cut down on partying.
Implementing a High court directive, the government has ruled that there will be no music or partying post-10 pm, on beaches or elsewhere.
So loud […]
Goa tourism industry has expressed its reservations over the stringent norms to be implemented by the state against noise created by late night parties.
“The norms should not be implemented in letter but spirit,” Travel and Tours Association of Goa (TTAG) president Ralf D’souza said.
With the begining of tourist season in the state, the administration has […]
Manasi couldn’t believe her eyes when she spotted John Abraham having dinner at the next table.
John was in Goa’s popular resturant Brittos when Manasi approached him for a photograph.
She writes, ‘You are wonderful, modest and an excellent human being… muah!’
Carlson Hotels Worldwide has felicitated Goa-based Radisson White Sands with President’s award.
The award presented at the company’s annual business conference held in Paris recently reflects excellence of the hotel in terms of quality, cleanliness, property management, marketing and sales and delivering guest satisfaction, a company release said.
Hotel’s General Manager Jaideep Singh was awarded General Manager […]
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