Panaji: A record 27.8 lakh tourists visited the coastal hot-spot of Goa in 2012-13, marking a 4 per cent increase over the previous year, official figures say.
"Goa registered a record arrival of 27.8 lakh tourists for the year 2012-13, of which, 4.5 lakh were foreigners. The previous year saw arrival of 26.7 lakh tourists, including 4.45 lakh foreigners," Goa Tourism Department said in a statement on Wednesday.
The state also witnessed increase in arrival of chartered flights. As many as 987 chartered flights from nine international destinations, carrying 2.15 lakh tourists, landed in Goa during October 2012 to mid-May 2013, against 910 flights with 1.69 lakh tourists in 2011-12.
Maximum of them - 742 - were from Russia, followed by the United Kingdom (152). The number of cruise ships that docked in Goa too went up: 25 vessels carrying 22,233 passengers came in 2012-13, as against 20 vessels carrying 11,946 passengers in 2011-12. ...
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09:40 PM, May 15, 2013
Panaji: The Goa government has decided to convert tourist taxis into radio-equipped taxis by equipping them with gadgets like wireless. Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told the state Assembly on Wednesday that a group of around 25 taxis could be clubbed together and provided with facilities like wireless sets, introducing a radio-taxi concept in the state for the first time. "We could start with 25 taxis for the time being....
10:38 PM, Apr 24, 2013
Panaji: Goa government has banned drinking liquor on beaches in a bid to curb littering and nuisance caused to women tourists. However, one can continue to enjoy drinks at designated places like beach shacks, Goa Tourism Director Nikhil Desai told reporters. "The ban has been imposed under Goa Tourist Places (Protection and Maintenance) Act which gives the right to the state government to ban things which create nuisance in the...
03:54 PM, Apr 24, 2013
Delray Beach: American Sloane Stephens, ranked 16th, will open the Fed Cup World Group Playoff tie against 54th-ranked Sophia Arvidsson of Sweden at the Delray Beach Tennis Center on Saturday. The second match on Saturday features world No. 1 Serena Williams of the US against 66th-ranked Johanna Larsson of Sweden. On Sunday, Serena Williams will play the first match against Arvidsson, followed by Stephens taking on Larsson. The final match...
11:36 PM, Apr 19, 2013
Panaji: Goa will not be home to the country's first Playboy club with the state government deciding to reject a proposal for opening this facility at Candolim beach amid a controversy that it would promote vulgarism. Bowing to pressure from within ruling BJP against the US-based Playboy club's move to open a branch in the tourist state, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said the application would not be considered...
07:26 PM, Apr 15, 2013
Panaji: Goa will not be home to the country's first Playboy club with the state government deciding to reject a proposal for opening this facility at Candolim beach amid a controversy that it would promote vulgarism. Bowing to pressure from within ruling BJP against the US-based Playboy club's move to open a branch in the tourist state, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said the application would not be considered ...
07:16 PM, Apr 15, 2013
Panaji: The BJP Goa unit has decided to stand by its legislator who has opposed Playboy Club's plan to open a branch at Candolim beach which has been under consideration of the state tourism ministry. Even the state Congress unit has also expressed its reservations over opening of such a facility in the state. The BJP does not approve of having Playboy Club being started in Goa and we will...
03:38 PM, Apr 10, 2013
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02:06 PM, Mar 24, 2013
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Second-seeded Tommy Haas of Germany advanced to the second round of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships when Igor Sijsling of the Netherlands retired from their match on Tuesday with an injured left ankle. ...
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10:37 AM, Feb 22, 2013
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