Monthly Archives: September 2016

‘Master plan does not address our concerns’

Yet another voice of discontentment on the Tourism Master plan. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Master-plan-does-not-address-our-concerns/articleshow/54434349.cms   Perturbed that the draft tourism master plan (TMP) is focused more on North Goa, hoteliers of South Goa have written to Goa tourism development corporation (GTDC) pointing out … Continue reading →

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GTDC to shift heli service back to N Goa

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/GTDC-to-shift-heli-service-back-to-N-Goa/articleshow/54397670.cms The Goa tourism development corporation (GTDC) is in one of those doomed-if-you-do-damned-if-you-don’t situations with its helicopter service for tourists caught between political and public interventions. With the season starting next month,GTDC wanted to shift the helicopter service back to … Continue reading →

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Tourism master plan consultation snubbed yet again.

It is more then clear that this is a plan against the people’s wishes and that the people have rejected it.

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Stakeholders pick holes in interim tourism master plan

Stakeholders raised several concerns varying from ground handling to hotels and accommodation, which they said if not addressed, can render the master plan ineffective. Sunder G Advani, chairman & managing director, Advani Hotels & Resorts (India), said, “Most international airlines … Continue reading →

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Beach cleaning contract !!!!!!

http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=23140&boxid=154821132&uid=&dat=9/16/2016

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Season’s first charter plane to land on October 2

  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Seasons-first-charter-plane-to-land-on-October-2/articleshow/54354692.cms   The season’s first charter will land in Goa on October 2 and despite the last two tourist season’s recording a decline in charter tourist arrivals, the industry is expecting a 20-25% growth is charter arrivals this time. … Continue reading →

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