Goa Tourism

Goa set to reopen for tourists today, allows pre-booking at registered hotels; makes COVID-19 test compulsory for visitors

Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said that tourism sector in the state will have to strictly abide by social distancing and strict standard operating procedures (SOPs). Actions will be taken against violators, Rane said.

Tourists will need COVID-19 certificate to enter Goa even after lockdown is lifted: State health minister

Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Tuesday said air travellers will not be allowed to enter the coastal state without a health certificate, after the Centre opens up airports once the COVID-19 lockdown is eased or lifted

Goa tourism minister denies granting permission for imposition of 'Swachhata Tax' on photography in Parra village, says 'will launch inquiry into this'

Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar on Thursday said his department has not granted any permission for the imposition of a 'Swachhta Tax' on clicking photographs in the scenic Parra village of North Goa district

Goa village imposes Swachhata Tax on photography, raising concern among locals about rule’s impact on tourism

Goa's Parra, best known as the ancestral village of late Union Minister Manohar Parrirkar, has started charging people for clicking photographs of a coconut palm-lined scenic landscape

Collapse of Thomas Cook Group Plc is 'big blow' to tourism sector in Goa: Industry body

Savio Messias, president of the Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG) on Monday said that the of 178-year-old British tour operator Thomas Cook Group Plc is a "big blow" to the tourism industry in the state

Goa Police arrests 48 tourist taxi operators for participating in strike demanding scrapping of app-based taxi service

Goa police arrested 48 tourist taxi operators for participating in a strike after a complaint was registered at the Karmali railway station.

Goa government announces plan to protect app-based taxi services in wake of recent incidents of violence

The Goa government on Tuesday announced to provide protection to the mobile-application based taxi service in the coastal state in the wake of recent incidents of violence.

Goa has a new prison recipe! Cook or drink in the open, either go to jail for three months or pay Rs 10,000 as fine

The Goa government has decided to charge fines between Rs 2,000 and Rs 10,000 from people for drinking and cooking in the open, state Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar said.

Go, Goa, Gone: Stories from a changing paradise — and a look at what the future portends

When you speak to long-term residents of the state, you'll hear phrases like “Oh, but it’s not like it was in the old days…” It seems, however, that everyone has a different take on the evolution of Goa

Don't venture into sea till 14 October, Goa govt tells tourists as water level rises due to Cyclone Titli

Large tracts on beaches along Goa's coastline were submerged on Tuesday and Wednesday owing to the impact of Cyclone Titli as well as lunar influences.