[Goanet] GOA TOURISM: SLEEPING?

2005-12-15 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Rs 276 crore for tourism projects New Delhi, Dec 14: The government said it had sanctioned Rs 276.31 crore for tourism projects in states. In reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Tourism Minister Renuka Chowdhury said of the sanctioned amount, Rs 209.96 crore had been released. In all, fun

Re: [Goanet] GOA TOURISM: 'QUE SERA SERA' OR 'SUNSET' BUSINESS?

2005-12-14 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Philip Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > the > first sale that matters, but the repeat sales over > time, from old customers returning because they were > pleased by their experience and from them telling > their friends they were pleased. All of this > disappears very quickly when they fee

[Goanet] GOA TOURISM: 'QUE SERA SERA' OR 'SUNSET' BUSINESS?

2005-12-14 Thread Philip Thomas
[Mario Goveia] Sure, this is the theory. But what is the ground reality in Goa? Would you say the charges tourists are confronted with for various services are "cost competitive", "what the market can bear" or "plain unadulterated rip-off"? Cheers! ---

Re: [Goanet] GOA TOURISM: 'QUE SERA SERA' OR 'SUNSET' BUSINESS?

2005-12-13 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Philip Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > J. Zuzarte had this interesting article in today's > HERALD titled "Tourism choking a slow death". It emphasises > the prevalence of a very short term, rip-off perspective. I > wonder if this is fair or accurate. He blames it on a deep > rooted be

[Goanet] GOA TOURISM: 'QUE SERA SERA' OR 'SUNSET' BUSINESS?

2005-12-13 Thread Philip Thomas
J. Zuzarte had this interesting article in today's HERALD titled "Tourism choking a slow death". It emphasises the prevalence of a very short term, rip-off perspective. I wonder if this is fair or accurate. He blames it on a deep rooted belief that "the tourism boom is all going to end very soon".

[Goanet]GOA & TOURISM

2005-08-09 Thread Philip Thomas
http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?hpFlag=Y&chklogin=N&au tono=196952&leftnm=lmnu4&lselect=0&leftindx=4 A Goan carnival Maitreyee Handique / New Delhi August 10, 2005

[Goanet]Goa Tourism to face hazards of beach safety & the jaundice epidemic

2003-09-03 Thread Goa Desc
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[Goanet]Goa Tourism in troubled waters as drowning cases increase

2003-09-02 Thread Goa Desc
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[Goanet]Goa Tourism Department in a spot over lifeguards

2003-08-27 Thread Goa Desc
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