Heritage Tourism In the Goan Context

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Heritage Tourism In the Goan Context
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Heritage Tourism

• It involves giving a traveller an authenthic
• experience of the history ,culture and people of
• a place.

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Components of Heritage Tourism

• Culture-Food,Language,cuisine,buildings,monuments
  ,etc
• History - Story of the Place,interaction with
  local people

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Activities in Heritage Tourism

• Food local restaurants/cooking classes
• Heritage hotels/guesthouses/homestays
• Heritage Walks Tours
• Visits to monuments/places of historical
  importance
• Local Music and dance
• Arts and crafts

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Base needs of a tourist

• Transport
• Hotel
• Food
• Entertainment

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Higher needs of a traveller

• A need to educate himself and go back a wiser
  man.

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Base Needs and Heritage Tourism

• Accommodation- Heritage guesthouses/hotels and
  homestays
• Food Local food and cuisine
• Entertainment Local music and arts

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Advantages of heritage tourism

• Attracts well heeled travellers
• Uses resources which exist
• Preserves local culture
• More egalitarian.

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Examples Of Heritage tourism

• Rajasthan- Heritage Hotels, blue pottery,marble
  paintings,local entertainment
• Kerala Fort Kochi,Backwaters,ayurveda,homestays

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Goa and Heritage tourism

• Unique history
• Unique architecture
• Unique cuisine

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Panjim-Cultural Capital

• Sao Tome/Fontainhas/Mala/Portais
• Mandovi Promenade
• Old GMC Complex/Campal/Kala Academy

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Possible circuits

• Panjim-Old Goa-Spice plantations Ponda
• Margao-Chandor-Loutoulim
• Forts Reis Magos/Aguada/Chapora/Tiracol

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Sao Tome/Fontainhas/Mala/Portais

• Heritage accommodation Afonso guest House/Park
  Lane Lodge/Panjim Inn/Panjim Pousada/Panjim
  Peoples/Fontainhas Inn
• Restaurants Venite/Horseshoe/Viva
  Panjim/Ernestos/Tony/Ashok bar, etc
• Stores/Galleries Velha Goa/Gallery
  Gitanjali/Bombay Store / Barefoot / Syne / Welfit
  /etc.

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Government Role

• Framing of Heritage regulations and notification
  of Heritage list
• Implemenation of plan of revival of Fontainhas
  and creation of Master plan for Old Goa,Panjim
• Incentives
• Infrastructure
• Promotion

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Incentives

• Create a repair fund and a cell for consultancy
  on restoration of heritage structures
• Exemption from Indirect taxes and lower property
  taxes.
• Single window clearance for heritage projects
  through Heritage cell

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Infrastructure

• Proper garbage management
• Pay Parking /Pedestrianisation /Public transport
• Connectivity

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Promotion

• Proper content on website
• Enable website to be a booking engine
• Promotion in International and domestic markets
• Invite agents and have a travel fair.

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