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Goa Tourism to promote Coconut & Cashew Festival

~Aimed to promote two of the most important ingredients in Goa, the fest will take place from May 21 to 25, 2014 at Campal Grounds in Panjim   ~The event is positioned to be an annual property which will also showcase Goan lifestyle and culture   ~In its first edition, the event will include events …

Goa Tourism witnesses most successful edition of Goa International Travel Mart (GITM)

~The event recorded over 1,200 footfalls across two days. 100 international buyers from 28 countries and 250 hosted buyers from India were present at the event ~Around 8,000 appointments were successfully conducted for the travel-trade ~ Awards were conferred by Goa Tourism for the Best Designed Stalls. Winners included Maharashtra Tourism and Karnataka Tourism among …

Goa observes 12% tourist growth in 2013

 ~Overall tourist arrivals up by close to 12% in 2013 from 2012. Domestic tourist arrivals up by 12.47% in 2013 as compared to figures from 2012   ~International tourist arrivals up by 9.27% from the previous year(2012). The number of foreign tourists coming to India during 2013, grew a modest four per cent between January …

Goa takes a step forward towards becoming a world class destination

New airport terminal, with increased passenger capacity, inaugurated recently, likely to be operational in January 2014 Beats Kerala to be voted as ‘Best Leisure Destination’ by CondeNast Traveller India’s Readers’ Travel Awards. The state had also won the award in 2012 Goa Tourism has approved of 28 projects that will be completed in the next …

Goa welcomes one of the World’s biggest Cruise liner

Mumbai | May 24, 2013: One of the world’s biggest cruise liner the Royal Caribbean International ‘s “Mariner of the Seas”, arrived at Mormugao Port, Goa from Dubai on 24th May, 2013 and was greeted by the Deputy Chief Minister of Goa, Mr Francisco D’Souza . A traditional reception with Goan music and dance was …