Overview

• Round-trip fares from Delhi to Goa doubled from around ₹8,000 to over ₹16,000 during the peak travel months, eclipsing some international ticket prices.
• Elevated costs are driving holidaymakers to consider destinations such as Sri Lanka instead of Goa’s beaches.
• Between January and May, Goa welcomed 43.75 lakh domestic tourists and 2.45 lakh foreign visitors, up 7% and 47.5% respectively from last year.
• The state government streamlined villa licensing to five online approvals and has completed registration of all tourism properties.
• New measures include the Pink Force rapid-response unit for women, a ₹400 crore waste management allocation, bans on camping and cooking gear, prohibition of dance bars and tighter casino regulations.