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Goa Tour - Visiting the unexpected Goa

Situated on the western coast of India, the state of Goa has the ideal temperature for vacationing here all around the year. However, the best time for Goa tours is between the months of October to March. This is the ideal time for Goa travel, as the monsoons are over by this time in Goa [...]

Goa beaches turn black, oil spill suspected

An oil spill was reported from off the Goa coast on Monday evening. The Indian Coast Guard denied the reports, but said the sea turned black due to some substance. All big beaches have turned totally black and people are being evacuated from the area. A huge amount of tarball or solidified pieces of oil [...]

Goa Holidays – The Mesmerizing Beaches

Goa and beaches – The two words are just synonyms of each other! Anyone in India or even abroad who thinks about enjoying a beach holiday in India just cannot miss a trip to Goa. The tiny land, actually, is a paradise for beach lovers! Amongst the most popular beaches of Goa are Anjuna, Colva, [...]

Hotel and hospitality institutes on the rise in Goa

Goa’s pristine beaches have always been a top draw for visitors the world over, but when it came to learning how to attend to those tourists, it would always be outside the state. The landscape is beginning to change, though. Tourism and hospitality institutes are setting up shop in the tiny coastal state. Over the past [...]

Why Goa Holidays Are Most in Demand

Goa is India’s smallest state. What is it that makes it the hot destination in India? Why is it that Goa packages are sold like no other package in India? The answer is Goa is the queen of beaches in India. No wonder people would love to holiday here. But it’s not all there are [...]

Actress Prachi Desai to promote Goa Tourism

Television soap artist turned Bollywood actress, Prachi Desai, is all set to promote Goa tourism with a target buzzword ‘youth’. The brand icon Prachi is expected to attract more Indian youth for a popular tourism destination Goa.

Of course, Goa will be set as a family holiday destination along with targeting the affluent youth, who are [...]

Goa Tourism Stall Baas First Prize at Kolkata Travel & Tourism Fair

Department of Tourism, Government of Goa added another feather to its cap as it won the trophy for the best designed stall at the Kolkata Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF) that was held from July 31 to August 2.
The fair was a one-stop travel and vacation planner highlighting national and international destinations and offered good [...]

Government of Goa plans to amend Goa Registration of Tourist Trade Act, 1982

Government of Goa is considering amending the Goa Registration of Tourist Trade Act, 1982 such that the Director of Tourism is no longer empowered to give five-star certification to hotels in Goa. This information was given by Digambar Kamat, Chief Minister, Goa. Kamat made the disclosure during question hour to the House wherein the opposition [...]

Johnnie Walker favourite with counterfeiters in Goa

Johnnie Walker, the world renowned brand of Scotch whisky, is not just a favourite with Goa’s Bacchus lovers but even counterfeiters. In a written reply tabled Wednesday in the monsoon session of the legislative assembly, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, who also holds the excise portfolio, said that his department seized 92 bottles of spurious Johnnie Walker [...]

Goa anti-terror squad to keep track of rave parties

Keeping track of terror is not the only responsibility of Goa’s newly-formed anti-terrorism squad (ATS). It is also likely to monitor online adverts for full moon rave parties, online sex trade and shady female escort businesses. Home Minister Ravi Naik Tuesday said in a written reply in the Goa legislative assembly that “at present there is [...]