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Goa is a tourist paradise. But tourists need more than just sun and sand. In its defence of the Regional Plan, the government says, "Goa's economy was initially based on mining. Post-liberation, tourism picked up. But tourism is a fluctuating industry. To get tourists, you need infrastructure. Do we have enough resources for tourists?'
The World Tourism Organisation (wto) forecasts that in 2010, about 1 billion international tourist will visit countries all over the world, double from 1995. South Asia will remain a small piece of this tourist pie, but within it Goa is looking at big numbers.
It is also looking at attracting the desi tourist. In 2005, the tourist inflow into Goa was twice that in 1998. The bulk of the tourists, roughly 80 per cent, were domestic. Foreign tourists increasingly came by chartered planes
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