Mumbai, 14th Might 2025 – In a proactive transfer to strengthen Goa’s place as a premier tourism vacation spot, the Division of Tourism, Authorities of Goa, convened a high-level stakeholder assembly at present at Paryatan Bhavan, Panjim.
The assembly was chaired by Hon’ble Minister for Tourism, Shri Rohan A. Khaunte, and attended by key officers together with Shri Kedar Naik, Director of Tourism; Shri Kuldeep Arolkar, Managing Director of GTDC; Shri Shawn Mendes, OSD to the Hon’ble Minister; and main members of the tourism trade and Goa Tourism Board.
In his opening remarks, Hon’ble Minister Shri Rohan A. Khaunte emphasised the significance of well timed and structured stakeholder engagements, significantly in mild of nationwide and regional developments. Referring to the latest Pahalgam incident in Kashmir, he famous, “Because the Hon’ble Prime Minister ensured a swift and resolute response by way of Operation Sindoor, it was equally necessary for us, as a tourism-driven state, to guage the ripple results on journey sentiment.
At this time’s assembly was not solely about addressing present considerations, but additionally about constructing long-term resilience. We’re shifting from mere coverage opinions to dynamic recalibrations which might be aware of floor realities. Goa’s energy lies in its individuals—each Goan is a stakeholder, an influencer, and a tourism ambassador.”
Director of Tourism, Shri Kedar Naik, underlined the Division’s dedication to listening, studying, and enabling. “We’re right here to make sure that the voice of each stakeholder is heard.
From formal motels to homestays, from digital platforms to group operators—Goa Tourism belongs to all of them. The aim is to make sure that our insurance policies stay inclusive, adaptive, and implementation-ready.”
The Division additionally shared encouraging information, with Goa witnessing a ten.5% year-on-year development in vacationer arrivals for the primary quarter of 2025, rising from 25,80,155 in Q1 2024 to twenty-eight,51,554 in Q1 2025. Whereas the month of April noticed a marginal dip, the general sentiment stays robust, and focused methods are being deployed to deal with seasonal and market-specific variations.
The total-day collection of sectoral and plenary periods mirrored the Authorities’s emphasis on collaborative governance.
From understanding how the earlier season unfolded, to collectively making ready for rising challenges—whether or not geopolitical, geoeconomic, or geostrategic—the consultations reaffirmed Goa Tourism’s dedication to collective foresight and resilience-building.
The considerations raised throughout at present’s discussions, together with these from earlier conferences, have been consolidated. The Hon’ble Chief Minister will quickly be chairing an interdepartmental assembly to drive a extra coordinated response and lasting resolutions to the challenges at hand.
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