Goa to boost monsoon tourism

The Goa government is planning to give push to monsoon tourism by highlighting various festivals held during the rainy season and other popular activities for visitors in the coastal state, minister Rohan Khaunte has said.

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Tourism Minister Khaunte recently held a series of meetings with stakeholders, including hoteliers and airline representatives, to chalk out a strategy for promoting tourism during the monsoon season.

The southwest monsoon has already hit the coastal state, shutting down its pristine beaches for swimming, while opening up the hinterlands for adventure.

Goa witnessed a 10 per cent rise in tourist footfall during the first three months in 2025 compared to the same period last calendar year, but the terror attack in Pahalgam (in Jammu and Kashmir) changed things for the industry, Khaunte told PTI Videos.

The tourism industry witnessed a slump in the footfall after the April 22 terror attack and the impact continued this month, he said. With things normalising in the country after the successful Operation Sindoor, the tourism industry is working to promote itself as "safe destination," the minister said.