HAT201: Goa Hospitality & Tourism Destination Promotional Booklet

This promotional booklet provides a comprehensive overview of Goa as a tourist destination, covering key aspects such as attractions, amenities, access, and ancillary services. It highlights Goa's famous beaches, forts, heritage homes, dining options, and shopping experiences, including the must-buy cashew nuts, spices, and handicrafts. The booklet also details various accommodation options ranging from budget-friendly to luxury hotels and resorts. It emphasizes the importance of considering the 'amalgam' concept in analyzing the hospitality and tourism system of a destination. Essential contact information is included, and the booklet adheres to Harvard referencing style, utilizing at least eight sources to validate the research. This document is a student contribution available on Desklib, a platform offering study tools and resources.

Additional Information:
The additional information about the Goa you cannot be assigned to other areas here are carrying too
much necessities and valuables. The other point also highlighted is overdoing parties as there is no dearth
of alcohol and parties in the city.
Important Contacts:
The list of emergency contact numbers are given below:
Police: 100 which is a toll free number
Regional and local tourism authorities: 2225583, 2438750
(Goa)
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Access to Goa
Goa is located at the west coast of India and is worldwide famous. This place is heaven for the party lovers
and nature lovers. Goa is known for its pictorial beauty, striking beaches, architecture temples and grand
festive celebrations. There are number of the flights option available from Australia to Mumbai. Then next
flight can be taken from Mumbai to Goa. There are number of flights from Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide
and Perth.

Getting around Goa
Goa has a number of public and private options for travel. It depends on the budget and preferences of the
tourists. A person can travel from bus, taxi and rickshaw. A person can even hire bicycle, scooty and car.
Ancillary Services
The basic service available at Goa comprises banking, medical, postal, religious and more. The country has
witnessed a boom in the banking sector and has number of banking offices. Goa has all the major hospitals
offering every possible treatment. There are number of renowned temples in the Goa. Apart from this, there
are Goa churches which cover a long list.
Dining options:
There are number of dining options available in Goa for the travellers. The local restaurants offer cuisines at
the moderate prices. There are various options of restaurants like Curlies, Tito’s, German Bakery, Britto’s
and more. The must do dining experience at Goa is to experience Goan food on the holiday. It is the
significant part of the Goa lifestyle. The fine dining can be experienced at Lalit. It is one of the five star
restaurants. It also offers distinctive cuisines to the guests (Dwivedi, Yadav and Raghavjibhai Patel,2009)

Shopping:
The tourists can enjoy best street shopping experience. The Friday market gives the lively experience. The
flea market sells beaches wear, beads and flip flops to the food markets. The market offers sausages,
seafood and fruits to the international fashion designer boutiques (Government of Goa Department of
Tourism, 2018). The shopping in Goa is certainly a delight. The must do shopping at Goa includes:
 Goa is one of the best countries to buy cashew nuts. The cashew nuts are available in various
flavours like spicy, colored, salted, coated and more.
 Goa is famous for growing all kinds of spices. The spice farms can be explored and can be shopped
some.
 Handicrafts and wooden furniture are famous in Goa. There are huge options of furniture available
from roadside vendors, showrooms to beach markets. The must shopped handicraft items are carpets,
quality silk, bronze work and more.
Attractions:
Fort
The land of Goa is dotted with many forts like fort Tiracol, the 17th century Portuguese fort, Chapora and
Agauda fort. For view of sunset, tourists should visit these forts and experience a lifespan moments. The
vertical hills on all the sides of these forts give outstanding normal excess to sea along with (Maps of India,
2018). Must do at the forts of the Goa are:
 The history can be captured at the forts.
 Pictures can be taken on the breath taking views of the fort.
 Elephant riding can be enjoyed at the forts.
Beaches
The beaches of Goa are separated into South Goa and North Goa. Most higher–end hotels and private
beaches are in South Goa. On the other hand, North Goa is profitable and overvisited with abundance of low
budget tourist places. The most famous beaches are Calangute, Baga and Colva Beach and Anjuna. There
are various cottages, which arrange special event to attract various people. The must do things at the
beaches are:
 A picnic can be enjoyed at beaches.
 Sandcastle and sand sculptures can be built on the beaches.
 Watching sunset at beaches is a wonderful way to end the day.
Heritage homes
Other main tourist attraction in Goa is heritage homes. Most famous heritage homes in Goa are- Fernandes
house, Menezes Bragança House and Vivian Coutinho House. Fernandes House is also known as Voddlem

Ghor (Travelogy India, 2018). The Menezes Bragança House in Chandor was made around year 1730. The
Vivian Coutinho House in Fatorda is amongst some houses of Goa with attractive Azulejo slates. Must do at
heritage homes of the Goa are:
 The luxurious life can be experienced at the heritage homes.
 The heritage homes include the fun activities like swimming, riding and fire campaigns.
 It offers the historical information of the heritage.

Amenities
Accommodation options:
The accommodations in Goa have a variety of hotels, resorts and guest homes. These
options are available for every budget and taste. The tourist area assured of finding a room
around the year. The accommodations can be categorised on the basis of budgets like mid-
range and luxury options. The budgeted hotels are suitable for the budget-minded people.
These rooms range from simple and bare rooms to full furnished rooms in the regular
guest houses (Tourism of India, 2018). Such accommodations are costlier and popular.
These accommodations can be availed at the cheap prices in the rural areas. A double
room costs around $3-$4.
The mid-range hotels can be found all over the Goa. These hotels are best for the stay. The
tariffs for these rooms range between $6 to $12.
The luxury options available are 2 star and 3 star hotels. Such options can be found in the
major town and in the popular coastal belt. There is also 5 star luxury resorts gratifies to
the rich and famous (Goa holidays homes, 2018). The luxury hotels are located in the
coastal areas. The resorts comprises own restaurants, coffee shops and swimming pools.
The budget for the luxury rooms range from $33 to $166. These are the best place to stay.

References
Dwivedi, M., Yadav, A. and Raghavjibhai Patel, V., 2009. The online destination image of
Goa. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 1(1), pp.25-39.
Goa holidays homes, 2018. Information on Goa. Available from
https://www.goaholidayhomes.com/information/information-on-goa.html [Accessed on 16/12/2018]
Government of Goa Department of Tourism, 2018. About Goa. Available from
http://www.goatourism.gov.in/general-information/goa [Accessed on 16/12/2018]
Maps of India, 2018. Goa Map. Available from https://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/goa/ [Accessed on
16/12/2018]
Tourism of India, 2018. Tourism in Goa. Available from https://www.tourism-of-india.com/goa/
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Travelogy India, 2018. About Goa. Available from https://www.travelogyindia.com/goa/brief-about-
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