Foreigners on Nitol Goem mission

Posted on February 17, 2017 by crtgoa9020

These are the type of encounters that must be encouraged where the visitor and the visited collaborate and work together to do their bit in keeping the beaches clean.

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Plea in high court to implement digital meters for tourist taxis

Posted on February 16, 2017 by crtgoa9020

IF the tourist taxi owners and drivers dont take it on themselves to introduce transparent ways of operation… the courts decisions will be the only way out for them

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/plea-in-hc-to-implement-digital-meters-for-tourist-taxis/articleshow/57175535.cms

Travel and Tourism Association (TTAG) along with Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) and tourism stakeholders have filed a writ petition in the High Court seeking direction to the government to implement its decision to make digital meterscompulsory for tourist taxis.

In June 2015, the transport department had issued a notification making it mandatory for the 15,000-odd tourist taxis in Goa to install GPS-enabled digital meters. The decision however was subsequently kept on hold due to an agitation by tourist taxi operators.

The petitioner said that the implementation of the rules has been deferred from time to time through notifications, whereas on November 11, 2016, the government issued a notification keeping in abeyance the implementation of Amended Rule 140.

Goa Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 2015 requires motor cabs to be fitted with fare meters. “Every motor cab plying in the State of Goa shall be fitted with a fare meter of digital type with printer and Global positing system (GPS) tracking device approved by the State Transport Authority from the date of notification.” The rules were notified on December 4, 2015.
The petitioners submitted that TTAG members had approached the government requesting it to implement the rules in the interest of tourism in Goa. The petitioners said that keeping the said amended Rule 140 in abeyance is not only illegal and without authority of the law, but it will also perpetuate the damage already caused to industries in Goa by its delayed enforcement. This action of the government, petitioners pointed out “was wholly illegal, arbitrary, unjustified, unreasonable, bad in law, perverse and unconstitutional as the same is in direct contravention of Article 14 of the Constitution of India.”
The petitioners comprising businessmen and traders from Goa are majorly affected by the non-implementation of the amended Rule 140. Visitors to Goa, whether tourists or traders, find it difficult to commute unless they use motor cabs/taxis operated in an unprofessional manner and charge exorbitant fees.
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To oppose or not?

Posted on February 16, 2017 by crtgoa9020

Does Goa need a Mini India? and at what Cost ? Does the village want this project and has the capacity for this development. ?

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HC reserves order on Tiracol project for February 20

Posted on February 16, 2017 by crtgoa9020

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GTDC’s double Decker buses caught in bureaucratic logjam

Posted on February 14, 2017 by crtgoa9020

GTDC’s pipe dream projects. Some more of tax payers money to waste.

http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=26223&boxid=16343044&uid=&dat=2/14/2017

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Midway in tourism season, charter picture looks bright

Posted on February 13, 2017 by crtgoa9020

http://englishnews.thegoan.net/story.php?id=30442

This despite the potential pitfalls of demonetization as well as global uncertainties like that of Brexit, the refugee crisis and others.   
Mid way through the season, Goa has seen the arrival of 376 charter flights mostly from Russia followed by the United Kingdom but also from other countries of Europe bringing in 93,743 tourists this season.   
The figure is roughly half that of the arrival last year, but with current demand, tourism operators are confident that the arrivals are expected to cross last year’s figures. With the biting cold still sweeping across Europe, the demand for vacations is expected to remain strong.   
“Our numbers have been very good this year. There has been an increase in the numbers from Russia and the UK,” Ernest Dias who runs Sita a popular tour operator in Goa told The Goan.   
A visit to the coast sees the tourism season in full swing with businesses doing well with foreigners thronging the already crowded coastal belt along Calangute and Candolim.   After the height of 2013-14 when a record 1168 charters landed in Goa bringing in more than 2.6 lakh tourists, the following 
seasons were subdued owing largely to the political situation in Russia as well as sluggish economic growth around the world.   
With the demonetization situation having stabilized, the shock move is not expected to have any impact on the numbers arriving in the State.   
“Demonetization as well as the code of conduct did cause hardships to tourists who were already here during the demonetization and the code of conduct. However, since tourists book their tickets well in advance, I do not think it affected the numbers,” Dias said.   Charter flights are the backbone of the State’s foreign tourist arrivals with independent foreign travellers few and far in between.   
A bulk of the travellers arrive through the year old facility of E-Travel Visa also known as visa on arrival which has considerably reduced the paperwork involved in arriving in the country.

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