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beaches and beyond
A Goa tourism Newsletter
Vol 1 Issue 9September 2014
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Finding Fanny associates with Goa Tourismas 'destination partner’
Goa Tourism was roped in as the destination partner for the English - Hindi satirical bollywood movie 'Finding Fanny', a joint production of Maddock Films and Fox Star studios
th which was released on 12 September 2014. With the movie plot surrounded by 5 dysfunctional and contrasting characters set in a village of Goa, the State's tourism body was chosen to be the perfect destination partner keeping in mind Goa is the world's only tourist destination that has the maximum contrasts in the smallest geographical space.
Goa being just 3702 sq.km in size,
offers many contrasting experiences in
the space of an hour which no other
destination in the world can offer in such
a small space. Goa was looking for a
perfect partner to launch this new brand
positioning and it was found in the
movie Finding Fanny where there are
five contrasting characters looking for
Fanny in the land of contrasts!”
'Finding Fanny' was extensively shot in
v a r i o u s u n e x p l o r e d
locations in Goa. It did
represent the correct brand
fit and also portrayed the
fun loving character of
Goans. The film also
managed to showcase a
completely new side of
Goa which made it an
exciting proposition for
Goa Tourism to associate with the
concept of the movie.
Goa Tourism has a new brand line which
is the world's first dynamic tourism
brand line – kenna which means
sometimes in the local language
Konkani. The word 'kenna' makes it the
first 'Kin-glish' line brand Goa has ever
had, setting it apart from all the other
brands. It can be used to bring contrasts
such as kenna romance, kenna
adventure kenna rough, kenna smooth;
kenna slow, kenna fast; kenna calm,
kenna clamour; kenna party, kenna
safari; kenna classic, kenna modern,
etc.
Goa Tourism had launched a facebook
contest on 'Finding Fanny' where
people could participate by giving their
thoughts on what they thought of Goa's
contrasts through the word 'kenna'.
The winners were awarded free stay in
Goa, free movie tickets and an
opportunity to meet with the lead actors
of the film.
@khan_mukram
@TourismGoa Visit the amazing Heritage homesof Chandoor and Qupem! #GoaBeyondBeaches
First look from the shoot of worldClass Chef Carizade.Mastered the best goan dishes]over last 50yrs! @TourismGoa
Karan Ingle @karantw33ts
@talesoftraveler
Beaches of south goa #Varca #Beach with not asingle soul in sight #bliss @TourismGoa
@Miss_BigEyes
#GoaInstaWalk – A walk to rememberhttp://www.outlooktraveller.com/article/GoaInstaWalk-A-walk-to-remember-1005962 …
@nikhilchinapa
Touchdown Goa. Incredibly lush andgreen in the monsoon. ? ? @TourismGoa
Goa Tourism begins with the BeachCleaning Campaign: Pg 3
Finding Fanny associates with Goa Tourismas 'destination partner’: Pg 4
Photo of the month: Pg 4
Top tweets: Pg 4
FAM trips for travel agentsfrom Russia and CIS countries: Pg. 2
Goa bags “Best Designed Stall award”at TTF, Ahmedabad: Pg 2
Goa Tourism bags 'Best designed stall'at TTF, Surat: Pg 3
Infrastructure Development: Pg 3
Infrastructure Development
September 2014 2 September 2014 3
Goa tourism organizes FAM trips for travel agentsfrom Russia and CIS countries
Goa bags “Best Designed Stall award” at TTF, Ahmedabad
Goa Tourism was awarded the “Best
Designed stall” at the TTF Ahmedabad
held from August 22-24, 2014 held at
the Gujarat University Exhibition hall.
The award was received by the
Department of Tourism officials and
presented by the organizers, Fair Fest
Media Pvt. Ltd.
The Goa stall design broke new paradigms to win the Best Decorated Stall award. Designed with multiple depths, and three dimensional works, the stall literally jumped to life besides giving a very realistic feel. The mammoth Aguada fort tower stood like
an icon at the pavillion making it stand out from the crowd at the exhibition.
The Goa stall had the participation of more than 13 Travel and Trade operators from Gujarat, and saw footfalls of more than 2000 holiday explorers during the public visiting hours, in addition to visits from trade
representatives. The stall, done in classic Goan architectural style attracted keen eyeballs from members of the travel trade and general public, eager for a taste of Goa.
A trade and media evening was also organized at a prominent hotel in A h m e d a b a d , w h i c h s a w t h e participation of more than a 100 leading t o u r o p e r a t o r s a n d m e d i a representatives. A cultural show profiling authentic Goan folk culture was also organized for the invitees, followed by informal interaction between Goa Tourism officials and members of Ahmedabad's travel trade and media fraternity.
Goa Tourism was awarded the “Best
Designed Stall” at the Travel and
Tourism Fair (TTF), held in Surat,
Gujarat from August 29-31, 2014. The
award was received by Ms. Ninfa
D'Silva (Senior Manager, GTDC), Ms.
Isabelinda Vaz (Information Assistant,
Department of Tourism) and Ms. Satira
D i a s ( I n f o r m a t i o n A s s i s t a n t ,
Goa Tourism bags 'Best designed stall' at TTF, SuratDepartment of Tourism) and Ninette
D ' S i l v a ( A s s i s t a n t M a n a g e r,
reservation, GTDC). The award was
presented by Smt.Anuraddha, IAS,
Commissioner Endowments, Govt. of
Andhra Pradesh in the presence of Mr.
Rajiv Agarwal, Joint Managing Director
of Fair Fest Media Pvt. Limited, the
organizers of TTF, Surat.
Goa's State Institute of Hotel
Management & Catering Technology
at Farmagudi, Ponda gets its
foundation stone
T h e D e p a r t m e n t o f To u r i s m ,
Government of Goa laid the foundation
stone of 'The State Institute of Hotel
Management & Catering Technology' thon 27 August 2014 at Farmagudi,
Ponda at the hands of Shri Shripad Y
Naik, Honorable Minister of State
(Independent Charge) Culture &
Tourism, Government of India in the
presence of Shri Dilip Parulekar,
Honorable Minister of Tourism; Shri
Nilesh Cabral, Honorable MLA &
Chairman, GTDC; Shri Anand Kumar,
IAS, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism,
Government of India, Shri R. K.
Srivastava IAS, Principal Secretary,
Tourism, Government of Goa and Shri
S. T. Nadkarni, Chief Engineer, GTDC,
Project Cell.
Shri Shripad Naik on the occasion said,
“The Sta te Ins t i tu te o f Ho te l
Management and Catering Technology
was a need-of the-hour. With the tourism
industry flourishing in Goa, this project
will definitely boost tourism and
generate employment for the youth of
Goa. We have requested the Ministry of
Tourism, Government of India to
increase the number of seats to 50% for
the Goan youth. We hope to start work
as soon as possible and complete this
project within the stipulated time.”
The proposed plot area of 40,000 Sq.
Mts. is located in the Goa Engineering
College Campus, Farmagudi and will
have a capacity of 540 students. The
project will be executed in two phases.
Phase I will comprise of the institutional
building and a girls hostel block and
phase II will comprise of an open air
theatre, boys hostel, staff quarters,
attendance quarters, cafeteria,
principal's quarters, health club and a
playground amongst other facilities.
The project is slated to be completed
within 330 days excluding monsoons.
The Institute's academic program will
comprise of a 3 year B.Sc. degree and a
1 and half year Trade Diploma in food
production, food & beverage service,
bakery & confectionary, housekeeping
and front office operations. Apart from
these courses, Capacity building for the
villagers of Bandora, Ponda will be
organized for at least 1000 youngsters
every year.
Goa Tourism begins with the project of beach cleaningWith the increase in the number of
tourists visiting Goa each year, there is
a concern about the cleanliness of the
beautiful seashores across the State.
Goa Tourism has taken the matter
seriously as it recognizes and
understands that every tourist is
important and distinct which also means
cleanliness is a priority for the State and
the sector.
M/s Bhumika Transport, Waste
Handling Services and M/s Ram
Engineer ing and Const ruc t ion
Company, from Mumbai were granted a
contract to cater to the cleanliness of
North and South Goa beaches strespectively. The contract began on 1
September where in the initial works
pertaining to placement of dustbins,
building of compost pits, recruitment of
manpower, purchasing vehicles, etc. has
already started. This cleanliness drive is
slated to be in full swing in 30 days with
manpower, placement of bins, vehicles,
etc. in place.
The waste from the bins placed on the beaches will be collected on daily basis in addition to combing of wet and dry sand.
The garbage collected are being
segregated into categories such as –
glass and metal, paper and cardboard
and other bio-degradable substances
and plastic and non-recyclable waste
before its safe disposal.
With these measures, Goa Tourism
seeks to provide a clean and hassle
free experience to thousands of
domestic as well as foreign tourists
visiting the state and will further look at
improving the profile of its visitors.
Goa Tourism had organized a FAM trip for delegations of travel agents from Russia and other CIS countries. This FAM trip was organized in association with Air Arabia wherein the airline had sponsored the return air tickets to eminent travel agents from Russia. These trips were organized to showcase Goa's architectural heritage and aspects related to tourism with prime focus on hinterland and Goa's cultural diversity.
The batch of 15 Russian travel
thagents arrived on 7 September in th
Goa and was hosted till 10 September. These were followed by 15 travel agents from Kazakhstan and Armenia who were hosted from
th th11 to 16 September along with 10 Ukrainian travel agents who were
th thhosted from 20 to 24 September 2014.
The prime motive behind organizing these FAM trips was to promote Goa and create awareness of the State as a tourist destination especially during the monsoon season. These FAM trips will eventually increase the
f low of tour is ts f rom Russ ia , Kazakhstan, Armenia and Ukraine as these travel agents will promote Goa amongst their respective clients.
The delegates met and interacted with the stakeholders in the tourism and hospitality sector and with media from Goa. These delegates were hosted at a hotel in the capital city, Panjim and their itinerary included presentations on Goa, business sessions with hoteliers, a cruise trip along the river Mandovi, a visit to Basilica de Bom Jesus, Se Cathedral, Christian Art Museum, Aguada fort, Reis Magos fort, Tiracol fort, Cabo Da Rama fort, Baga beach, Morjim beach, Arambol beach, Benaulim beach, Agonda beach, Palolem beach, Mobor beach, Shree Manguesh temple (Priol, Ponda), Shree Mahalsa temple (Mardol), tropical spice plantation, Big Foot (Ancestral Goa, Loutolim), Goa Chitra Museum, Benaulim, etc.