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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & CEO
Sheldon Santwan
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Prasenjit Chakraborty ‘VIBRANT’ INDIA
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ecently, I read a report on how repeat international
EDITORIAL TEAM Rvisitors to Goa are upset about overcrowding in the
MUMBAI
NEWS EDITOR: Disha Shah Ghosh state, and the deplorable hygiene situation on its beaches
disha.shah@saffronsynergies.in have become an eyesore for visitors. This isn’t the story of Goa alone; most popular tourist
+91 9619453170 destinations in India are saturated, and therefore are facing hygiene and crowd management
SR.REPORTER: Asmita Mukherjee crises.
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+91 98342 55360 While destinations are making strides in digital promotions, what is required is large scale
investment to develop tourist amenities and attractions in the state, and this requires public
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Hugh & Colleen Gantzer, Anurag Yadav, private partnerships at varied levels. One can take a leaf out of Gujarat. At its recently-concluded
Hector D’souza, Nimit Chaudhary & Vibrant Gujarat Summit, it signed 10 MoUs to the tune of INR 770 crore for tourism development.
Amala Dantas These funds will be utilised towards developing a submarine tourism facility in Dwarka, a four-star
MARKETING TEAM resort, and an entertainment zone and culture theme park.
MUMBAI At times like these when there is ample world-class infrastructure available across established
HEAD - SALES & MARKETING
Ajay Wadode destinations, what states in India require is to offer attractions and facilities to make our
+91 8087127814 destinations more tourist-worthy. And this isn’t restricted just to create extraordinary experiences,
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but also bring in international sanitation and crowd management techniques to the fore.
GOA
HEAD - GOA It’s time we diversity tourist traffic and bring in some stringent hygiene practises to create
Harshad R. Bhonsle standardisation of facilities. It is important to admit here that the responsibility doesn’t lie with
+91 8999047490
harshadrbhonsle@gmail.com the municipal corporation alone. It is an entirely state responsibility and there needs to be a
proactive approach from the authorities to seek active participation of private players to maintain
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Gauri Sawant: +91 8369080796 and manage our tourist sites, and create a conducive environment for welcoming a steady flow of
gauri.sawant@saffronsynergies.in domestic and international tourists alike. A case in point here is the Interim Budget where Nirmala
*Responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act Sitharaman has laid emphasis on comprehensive development of tourist infrastructure at the
state-level through interest-free loans, and creating a framework to assess destinations on their
facilities and services being offered. This is a step towards creating and showing to the world the
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