Newsletter - October 2014

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GOMANTA Goa tourism Newsletter

Vol 1 Issue 10October 2014

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?CM launches Goa Tourism’s 'Clean Goa Beautiful Goa' campaign – pg 2?With record profits, GTDC gears up for bigger things – pg 2?Goa's Department of Tourism gets a new Director – pg 3?Goa Tourism re-illuminates Sai Baba Temple at Boca-da-Vaca, Panjim – pg 3?Goa Tourism organizes World Tourism Day Celebrations – pg 3?Achievements – pg 4?Photo of the month – pg 4?Top tweets – pg 4

TTF, Pune bestows Goa Tour ism wi th the 'Best Decorative Stall' awardTravel and Tourism Fair (TTF) bestows Goa Tourism with yet another award, this time in Pune for the 'Best Decorative Stall'. The fair

th thwas held from 12 to 14 September 2014. The award was received by Mr. Bernardo Araujo (Senior Manager, Design, GTDC), Mr. Armando Duarte (Senior Manager, Reservation & Sales, GTDC), Ms. Fernanda Vales (Assistant Tourist Officer, Department of Tourism) and Ms. Carmalina D'Costa (Information Assistant, Department of Tourism) which was presented by Mr. Rajiv Agarwal (Joint MD, TTF)

Goa Tourism bags 'Best Decorated Stand National' at IITM once again, this time in MumbaiGoa Tourism has been awarded the “Best Decorated Stand National” once again at the India International Travel Mart (IITM), held in Mumbai, from September 12- 14, 2014. The award was received by Mr. Deepak N a r v e k a r ( P R O , G T D C ) , Praveenkumar Faldesai (Marketing Manager, SPV, GTDC), Lodovina Rodrigues and Rubina Shaikh (Department of Tourism). The award was presented by Rohit Hangal (Director, Sphere Media).

Goa Tourism bags another award, 'Best Decorated Stand National' at IITM, GurgaonGoa Tourism has yet again won an award. This time Goa Tourism bagged the award for the “Best Decorated Stand National” at the India International Travel Mart (IITM), held in Gurgaon from September 5-7, 2014. The award was received by Ms. Pamela Mascarenhas (Deputy Director of Tourism) and Mr. Armando Duarte (Senior Manager of Reservation & Sales, GTDC) in the presence of Mr. Upjeet Sahota (GM, Ramada Gurgaon Central).

Achievements

beaches and beyond

beaches and beyond

Clean Goa, Beautiful GoaRaksha's Kitchen@rujal29 Vacation in #Goa #goatourism @TourismGoa.I m enjoying.

Mini Ribeiro@MiniRib The Goa in the monsoons I love. #PickmyGoapix @TourismGoa

Charandeep Singh@chinu000 @TourismGoa it's time to stay good bye #Goa. Had a great stay. Thank u

BreakfastProjekt ?@pratishthakhanCrab in butter garlic sauce, at #AmigosGoa. Fresh, succulent. Worth visiting Goa just for this! @TourismGoa FoodLove

ODIA Renaissance@IamanODIA@TourismGoa As October is aproching feels like Goa is calng,BrightSun,BlueSky n Green hills, Bn lucky to travel to Goa

Infrastructure Development

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With record profits, GTDC gears up for bigger things

Goa's Department of Tourism gets a new Director

Goa Tourism organizes World Tourism Day Celebrations

Goa with its scenic beauty and splendor beaches gets a facelift to its beaches across the State. Goa Tourism has taken up the task of cleaning the beaches through manual means to have clean and hygienic beaches which will help improve tourism potential in the State. The contract began taking shape early in September and on

t h15 September 2014 Goa's Honorable Chief Minister; Shri Manohar Parrikar launched Goa Tourism's 'Clean Goa Beautiful Goa' campaign on Miramar Beach, Panjim, Goa in the presence of Honorable Minister of Tourism, Shri Dilip Parulekar; Principal Secretary, Tourism, Government of Goa, R. K Srivastava IAS; Chairman, GTDC, Ni lesh Cabral and Director, Department of Tourism, Shri Ameya Abhyankar IAS.

M/s Bhumika Transport, Waste Handling Services, a Mumbai led consortium was awarded the contract work for North Goa beaches which includes Miramar, Keri, Arambol, Mandrem, Morjim, Vagator, Ozrant, Anjuna, Baga,

CM launches Goa Tourism’s 'Clean Goa Beautiful Goa' campaign

Calangute, Candolim, Sinquerim, Nerul , Caranzalem, Sir idao, Bambolim for an amount of Rs. 7,51,40,999 for the first year. M/s Ram Engineering and Construction Company, a Mumbai led consortium is managing the South Goa stretch which includes Majorda, Baina, Bogmolo,Velsao, Arrosim, Utorda, Majorda, Betalbatim, Colva, Sernabatim, Benaulim, Zalor, Fa t rade ,Varca , Cave loss im, Agonda, Palolem, Patnem, Rajbag, Talpona, Galgibag for an amount of Rs. 7,0487,999 for the first year. The contract is primarily awarded for a period of 15 months and the same

has a term period of 5 years subject to the fulfillment of all obligations and methodology under the tender by the contractors.

The agencies are responsible for the p l a c e m e n t o f n e c e s s a r y infrastructure such as dust bins, segregation units, compositing pits and scientific disposal of garbage. Dustbins will be placed at every 100 meters interval; garbage will be collected from all beaches where it will be segregated into different parts such as bio degradable and non bio-d e g r a d a b l e . T h e n o n b i o -degradable waste will further be segregated into components such as plastic, glass, metal, etc. and will be staked to a central place for further disposal and the bio degradable waste will be converted into compost using compost pits.

The contract inc ludes staff employed to be upright, efficient, smartly dressed in proper uniforms to match with the best standards available to give a clean and hygienic look and appearance to tourists and people at large.

G o a To u r i s m D e v e l o p m e n t Corporation has recorded a healthy financial growth for the financial year 2013-14. GTDC achieved an all time high turnover of Rs. 26.88 crores, thereby showing an increase of 12% over the previous year. Due to its p r o a c t i v e a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l management of assets, GTDC has turned around the situation this year by reporting a net profit of Rs. 53.92 lakhs for the year 2013-14.The increase in revenue is due to increased accommodation and

utilization of GTDC properties such as Vagator, Anjuna, Baga which have been put to use within the purview of non-development zone and the increase in revenue from cruise operations through its single window system. GTDC owned-properties at Palolem, Benaulim which also falls under non-development zone are in the process of development and are expected to generate revenue for the corporation.

Buoyed by this jump in profits,

GTDC is geared up to initiate and

launch a host of products and

services which will enhance tourist

experience and comfort in Goa. Two

of the foremost things that GTDC

has proposed to do is the

development of Mayem lake in

Bicholim and accommodation

facilities for boosting hinterland

tourism in Goa.

Mr. Ameya Abhyankar IAS has taken over as the new Director of the Department of Tourism. Mr. Abhyankar wil l oversee the

d e p a r t m e n t ' s r o l e i n t h e maintenance of the State's beach cleanliness, beach safety, tourist policing and master plan. Mr. Abhyankar will also have additional charges of Special Secretary, Finance (Budget) and Director PPP Cell (Public Private Partnership).

Mr. Ameya Abhyankar belongs to the AGMU cadre 2007 batch of the Indian Administrative Service and has held various Government posts since. Until recently, Mr. Ameya Abhyankar was the Distr ict

Magistrate (New Delhi and West Delhi) and Special Inspector General of Registration (Delhi). Prior to these posts, Ameya Abhyankar was the District Commiss ioner and Dis t r ic t Magistrate of Upper Subansiri (Arunachal Pradesh)

Mr. Nikhil Desai will continue to serve as Managing Director, GTDC and will oversee the development and maintenance of infrastructure, marketing, branding, promotions and festivals.

G o a T o u r i s m r e -illuminates Sai Baba Temple at Boca-da-Vaca, PanjimIn an effort to highlight the beauty and grandeur of Sai Baba temple at Boca-da-Vaca, Panj im, Goa Tourism had undertaken the task of re-illuminating the temple which was recently completed. The Sai Baba temple is one of the most important tourist spots located in the heart of Panjim. The re-illumination of this temple will help in

increasing the tourism value of the temple, with lots of tourists enjoying the spectacle.The illumination offers the best view of the temple at night giving it a majestic look. Keeping this in mind, Goa Tourism is also in the process of illuminating the surrounding areas which includes a spring tunnel which will be tendered soon. Goa Tourism will also undertake several such illumination projects for various temples and churches across Goa.

G o a To u r i s m o r g a n i z e d celebrations for the World Tourism Day themed around Tourism and Community Development in various places across the State from 27 to 29 September, 2014. These events highlighted the involvement of various communities through the activities as communities play an important role as stakeholders in tourism and hence community development is essential for tourism to be sustainableProgramme highlights for the celebrations: ?Sensitization Programme on

Miramar beach by school students of Don Bosco High School, Green Rosary High School and Sharada Mandir which was followed by a beach runPhoto Exhibition on the topic: “Goa, then and now” on the Ground F loor o f Mi ramar Residency

?D r a w i n g a n d p a i n t i n g competition for students of Mustifund High School, Red Rosary High School, Progress High School, People's High School and Mary Immaculate Girls High School Panjim at

Dayanand Bandodkar Samadhi, Miramar

?“Heritage Walk” for students from S. S. Dempo college of Commerce and Economics, V.M. Salgaocar College of Law and D e m p e C o l l e g e w h i c h commenced at 4:00pm from Viceroy's Arch, Old Goa and wound up at Basilica of Bom Jesus. The walk was conducted by Shri. Sanjeev Sardesai, promoter of Hands on Historians in conjunction with Goa Tourism

?Boat Cruise for special children of Sanjay School, Porvorim.

The illuminated temple