HBI Staff | Mumbai 
Goa’s Chief Minister, Pramod Sawant, rejected claims that the state’s tourism sector was suffering due to a decline in visitors. Highlighting that all hotels were fully booked, Sawant criticized social media influencers for spreading misinformation, stating that their claims of Goa being empty were misleading.
“Some influencers keep saying on social media that tourists a are not coming to Goa and are going to other places. They are doing the wrong thing; they are giving a wrong message about Goa to the to the people. I also want to tell them that they should come and see the coastal sites themselves,” Sawant said.
Sawant said that on Dec 31 every road in Goa was full of vehicles, as were the beaches, The month of Dec is a very important month for Goa as it forms the peak of the state’s tourism sector.
“As always, different festivals, from international festivals to Chritmas and Dec 31 are celebrated with great fanfare. The months of November and December and January in Goa are going to be filled with tourists. All the hotels here are full,” said Sawant as he welcomed people from the entire country to the coastal state. “Every beach is full, so many international tourists have come here there is so much crowd on the road, and all the people coming are being welcomed warmly,” said Sawant.
In Nov 2024, the tourism department had filed a police complaint against a social media user who allegedly used “false data” to discredit the state’s tourism sector and severely damage Goa’s image as a safe and welcoming destination for tourists. (Source TOI)
