Monthly Archives: April 2017

Foreigners outspend local travellers 4:1

Industry statistics are all fudged. Any local tourism stakeholder on the ground will tell you the reverse. That Indian tourist spend more and tips more then foreign tourist http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/foreigners-outspend-local-travellers-41/articleshow/58438893.cms Foreign visitors are likely to contribute up to four times more … Continue reading →

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AITUC asks to solve tourist taxi problems

All help that has been offered to the Taxis Drivers has fallen on ducks back. They refused good and viable offers and are now pushed to the corner. Its high time they get off their high horses and their feet … Continue reading →

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Digital meters to soon be mandatory for Goa taxis

We have heard this story before and some of us have even seen these so called digital meters. They are outdated and absolutely not technology driven and will only create a worse mess then the one that already exists.

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Azgaonkar wants local taxi owners interests protected

Looks like Azgaonkar is for healthy competition between Ola/Uber and the local taxi drivers and owners.

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taxi owners threaten to hold strike

When the leaders of the Taxi drivers and owners were given an App they refused . This was an app where they would be all co-owners and the profits would be completely theirs. they dragged their feet and now they … Continue reading →

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GTDC demolishes encroached structure in Anjuna property

GTDC is fast to demolish encroachments but is ready to violate the law themselves and go ahead with illegal festivals – See more at: http://englishnews.thegoan.net/story.php?id=32406#sthash.35wYuCDr.dpuf The demolition was carried out at D’Mello vaddo, Anjuna, just opposite Villa Anjuna Hotel. Sources … Continue reading →

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