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Published on : Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Goa’s Tourism Industry is recording losses due to unregistered activities, especially due to illegal accommodations. However, tourism is still increasing in the state.
A recent report states that Goa has recorded a growth in tourism footfall in the last few years; however, hoteliers are reporting a decline in their occupancy rate.
“This paradox seems largely due to the prevalence of informal/unregistered activities. For accommodations, for instance, this report estimates more than 70 per cent of rooms available in Goa are out the radar from official data, this may include unregistered hotels, unregistered rooms or second homes rented to tourists on online platforms. As a consequence, given the inflation in the number of available rooms, formal registered units are facing harsher and harsher competition. The cake might get bigger since the absolute number of tourists is increasing but the pieces are getting smaller as more businesses are competing,” said the report titled, “Coping With COVID-19 – Survival And Revival Of Goa’s Tourism Industry.”
The total volume of tourists is now increasing while the value brought to Goa by visitors seems to be going down. More tourists are coming to Goa although they are spending less. “It is undeniable that the universalization of Goa as a tourism destination has brought to the State larger masses of tourists which could not have afforded travelling one decade ago. While this might be positive from a social perspective, for Goa this trend has implied more volume but not necessarily significantly more profit. The core of the problem seems to be more about quality than quantity,” the report said.
The report stressed the fact that tourism volume has been growing for sure but Goa is benefiting less from it.
Tags: Goa’s Tourism Industry