A large number of domestic tourists have arrived in Goa to be part of the colorful Carnival festivities, which formally commenced with a float parade flagged off by King Momo in Panaji on Saturday. Carnival celebrations are being held after a gap of two years.
Promising trends in the hospitality industry to look up to in 2022
As we start yet another new year amidst these unprecedented times, the hospitality industry is keeping its fingers crossed to welcome the new year with a reasonable and well thought out approach to sustain in the business for the foreseeable future.
Omicron prompts 5-8% cancellations, but Goa remains booked this New Year’s Eve
Despite the recent Omicron scare resulting in “at least 5-8%” cancellations, Goa Tourism looks to end the year on a strong note as hotel occupancy leading up to New Year’s Eve has been, in some cases, reported to be “better than pre-Covid levels”, people aware of the matter said. New Year’s Eve, considered the high […]
Fag-end months bring cheer to State’s hospitality industry
The fag-end months of the year brought cheers to Goa’s hospitality sector with rush of tourists and weddings bringing back the smiles. However, the industry is not out of the woods as Omicron scare has led to a few cancellations of bookings, albeit the figures are negligible at the moment. The Travel and Tourism Association […]
Omicron variant poses fresh hurdle in Goa tourism’s revival plans
The emergence of a new and potentially more transmissible Omicron variant of the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus has put a damper on what was shaping up to be a promising tourism season for Goa’s charter tour operators. The industry was gearing up for foreign tourists for the first time in nearly two years but fresh restrictions on […]
As cases drop, hotels reopen, occupancy to pick up in August
Although Goa’s Covid-19 positivity rate has fallen below five per cent, the state’s hospitality industry is yet to get respite. Occupancy in the few hotels that have reopened so far — after the government permitted entry to fully vaccinated business travellers without a Covid-negative report — ranges between seven and 12 per cent only. The […]