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PANAJI
Traditionally, São João, which is the feast of St John the Baptist, is celebrated with much joy and merriment in Goa, as people drink, dance and even jump into the wells. Over the years, some hotels had started inviting locals to have a party by even offering their swimming pools to jump in.
It was believed that this would help hotels in making some money in June, which is off-season month.
Simon Fernandes, general manager, Marquis Beach Resort, said, “Dry São João will not result in any significant drop in business for hotels, as even earlier, hotels have not been successful in making a good business proposition out of it.”
He continued, “The cost of inviting a group of locals and giving them a swimming pool just for a day is much more than the revenue a hotel earns from it. Due to this, hotels, which had started this trend many years ago, too have stopped celebrating this fest. There are one or two hotels, which still do it,
