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
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05:18 AM, May 14, 2013
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05:30 PM, May 07, 2013
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08:37 AM, Apr 26, 2013
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10:38 PM, Apr 24, 2013
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03:01 PM, Apr 23, 2013
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08:39 PM, Mar 28, 2013
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06:25 PM, Mar 26, 2013
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01:20 AM, Mar 25, 2013
The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) 2013 of the World Economic Forum has ranked India 65th out of the 140 countries covered in its study to rank countries on travel and tourism competitiveness. ...
12:37 PM, Mar 20, 2013
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01:43 AM, Mar 19, 2013
Various policy measures initiated by the government for the civil aviation sector have begun to yield results and the airline industry in India is witnessing a revival, union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said on Sunday. ...
04:15 AM, Mar 18, 2013
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The 'Elephanta Festival' organised by the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation kickstarted in Mumbai on Saturday. ...
10:17 PM, Mar 02, 2013
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12:57 PM, Feb 27, 2013
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06:18 PM, Feb 23, 2013
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said her government was taking up a comprehensive plan to boost tourism in the state. Announcing her plan in Kolkata, Banerjee said the state government would set up a budget hotel at Jharkhali in the Sundarbans in a private public participation. ...
11:58 PM, Feb 22, 2013
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