MAPUSA
The Directorate of Tourism has cancelled the registration of six hotels and guest houses operating in North Goa after their respective owners or operators ceased business.
The cancellations, issued under Section 10(1)(a) of the Goa Registration of Tourist Trade Act, 1982, cover four establishments in Calangute, one in Candolim and another in Pernem.
Among the establishments removed from the tourism department's register are Empires Guest House, KHH-1F1, Maple Guest House and Emilia Guest House, all located in Calangute. The registration of Villa Campari at Aguada Anchorage, Candolim, has also been cancelled.
The sixth establishment, Palms and Paradise, located at Tiwada in Dhargalim, Pernem, has similarly been removed from the register.
The orders state that the respective operators have ceased to run the guest houses or hotels at the premises mentioned in their registration records. Consequently, their registration certificates issued under the Goa Registration of Tourist Trade Act have been cancelled.
The cancellations were ordered by Director of Tourism Kedar Naik.
The concentration of five cancellations in the Calangute-Candolim coastal belt is noteworthy, given the area's prominence as one of Goa's major tourist accommodation hubs.
However, the government orders do not specify when these establishments stopped operating or whether the properties will be put to any alternative use.
The cancellations are administrative in nature and do not indicate that the establishments were closed following enforcement action or violations of tourism regulations.
