Goa 24th August
2014: Goa has a large number of tourist, it can be doubled if more emphasis is
given to film and education tourism in the state” said Sandeep Marwah Managing
Director of NFTC- National Federation of Tourism And Transport Cooperatives of
India Limited during his stay at Hotel Marriott at Miramar, Panaji, Goa.
Goa is India's smallest state by area and the fourth
smallest by population It is also India's richest state with a GDP per capita two and a half times
that of the country as a whole. It was ranked the best-placed state by the
Eleventh Finance Commission for its infrastructure and ranked on top for the
best quality of life in India.
Tourism is Goa's primary industry: it handles
12%[25] of all foreign tourist
arrivals in India. Goa has two main tourist seasons: winter and summer. In the wintertime,
tourists from abroad mainly Europe come to Goa to enjoy the climate. In the
summer time, which, in Goa, is the rainy season, tourists from across India
come to spend the holidays.
