Ahead of the new tourism season set to kick off in October, the tourism department has reportedly proposed to mandatorily seek tourist information, on monthly basis, from the registered hotels and accommodation providers, failing which, a fine of up to Rs 50,000 would be imposed.
Besides this providing data, identity proof or document of every tourist including domestic and international is mandatory. This is a step in the right direction but it must be said that tourists visiting Goa do not necessarily put up in registered hotels and accommodation only.
While many also prefer to stay in rented homes for a few days, others could even be spending the nights in their vehicles or under the open sky on the beach sand.
A correct figure of tourists entering the state can however be arrived at by maintaining a log of tourist vehicles entering the state at the border check posts along with the number of occupants of each vehicle.
