Monthly Archives: September 2016

Consultation for tourism master plan gets poor response

This is the outcome of a policy being forced on the people without taking them in the formulation of it. Shame of the government …. http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=23125&boxid=15434600&uid=&dat=9/16/2016

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Centre for Responsible Tourism rejects draft tourism master plan

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Goa tourism master plan will annihilate people: Father Maverick

http://englishnews.thegoan.net/story.php?id=22330   President of Centre for Responsible Tourism, Fr Maverick Fernandes, has said that the interim tourism master plan will annihilate people of Goa because the agency, which prepared it is not in touch with the realities of people at … Continue reading →

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New policy may see 5-10% hike in shack licence fee

As usual the tourism department plays around with the livelihoods of local people. The order of the NGT was passed for shacks in private properties and not to traditional beach shacks http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/New-policy-may-see-5-10-hike-in-shack-licence-fee/articleshow/54336901.cms The license fee for shacks is expected to … Continue reading →

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Master plan to tap coast, land sans people faulty: CRT

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Master-plan-to-tap-coast-land-sans-people-faulty-CRT/articleshow/54336620.cms A more democratic process, with the voices of people affected by tourism, and a study of carrying capacities and tourism impact assessments is needed to drawing up the master plan and tourism policy, Centre for Responsible Tourism (CRT) and … Continue reading →

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CRT rejects draft tourism master plan and policy

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