This my personal VERY SELFISH perspective on tourism in Goa. It gladdens my heart to hear that there is a decline in tourism in Goa whether it is the5-star or the 0-star variety I believe that tourism has been the bane of Goa, which has changed our lives forever. Tourism's underbelly has been prostitution, gambling, noise pollution, and the menace of drug sales and consumption. In North Goa the beach belt is chock-a-block with all kinds of hotels which have taken over local habitations, consuming immense electric power and water, for which they probably get a priority, and adding to the underground sewage load and the amount of garbage that needs to be processed What we have now is the classic case of "killing the goose that lays the golden eggs" I suspect that very little of the ownership in the tourist hotels remains in Goan hands. The same too with employment in the tourist trade. The government probably gets revenue from the taxes it levies on hotels for accommodation, restaurant sales, and alcohol consumption. But even this has its limit. The high taxes eventually make the prospect of holidaying in Goa un-economical, with tourists having a lot of alternative scenic, more economical and cleaner venues available around the Globe. Goa has out-worn its welcome. The impact of tourism has been increased traffic, increase in the cost of our daily staples. The best fish is either exported or sold to the hotels, with we locals having to survive on the assorted small fish called "kormot" to add to our curry pot. Eventually, with over fishing ourenighboring seas will be bereft of fish.. Our age-old water wells are beginning to run dry and we have to run after water tankers to obtain our basic water supply. THIS is the impact of tourism on Goa and Goans.This is the Goa of today !
