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Foreign tourists give Goa a no-go
Updated On: 20 October, 2009 07:08 AM IST | | Alisha Coelho
Tourists traffic to state hit by bomb blast on Friday and 10 murders last week expected to drop by 15 %
Tourists traffic to state hit by bomb blast on Friday and 10 murders last week expected to drop by 15 percent
Goa's tourism business has suffered due to the economic slowdown in the last two years, and tour operators say incidents like the Madgaon blasts on Friday that left two dead (see box) will only make matters worse. To compound the problem further, the Israeli government last week, issued a travel advisory that asks its citizens to keep away from Goa.
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Big drop: The number of foreign tourists visiting Goa dropped by 13 per cent from 2008 to 2009. file picu00a0 How do you like the new new mid-day.com experience? Share your feedback and help us improve. Read Next Story Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
