Mr. Nikhil Desai, MD, Goa Tourism Development Corporation Ltd.
By our community reporter
Melbourne, 19 October: Goa is all set to welcome you as a tourist to have a fun-packed lifetime experience. A large number of Australian tourists are already visiting it. A popular destination for foreign tourists, the state is very safe for travellers and every visitor is treated as god. This was said by Mr. Nikhil Desai, Managing Director, Goa Tourism Development Corporation who was on a visit here along with the Goa Tourism Minister, Mr. Dilip D. Parulekar and other officials for a road show promoting Goa tourism.
The issue of safety arose when SAT asked Mr. Nikhil Desai about the recent incident in Bangalore where an Australian couple were harassed and taken to the police station and made to apologise for allegedly having an Hindu god as tattoo on their body. Mr. Desai while describing the Bangalore incident as ‘unfortunate’ said Goa was safe for tourists and it was the safest destination in the globe.
“Law and order is good in Goa and apart from the normal security measures, community policing was also widespread in the state.
Detailing the colonial and current history of Goa, Mr. Nikhil said, “Goa was a value for money destination with its multicultural ethos and excellent beaches,” he said.
Later in the evening a function was held for tour operators with lots of Goa style dancing, food and on the spot raffles.
Among those present were the Goa Tourism Minister and the Indian Consul General in Melbourne.
Goa, a former Portuguese territory for 451 years is one of the two Indian states which have casinos (the other being Sikkim), food from 40 countries, 650 life guards, long beaches laced with massive tourism infrastructure.
For all information check – www.goatourism.gov.in.; Facebook /officialgoatourism;twitter/tourismgoa or email at – deptgoatourism@gmail.com.
– SAT News Service
