Two prestigious awards for Goa Tourism in March 2016

Panjim, March 23 : Goa Tourism marches on bagging two prestigious awards this month as a Favourite Spa Destination (India) and the Best Destination for Fun and Relaxation 2016.

Goa won the asiaSpa-India Reader’s Choice Award in the category, My favourite Spa Destination, India.

AsiaSpa India had been running a reader’s choice contest for the last four months and Goa won the reader’s choice award with a huge margin.

The asiaSpa-India awards are the bench marks for the wellness industry in India. In its 9th year, this year, the awards ceremony was held in Mumbai and attended by senior people in the wellness industry, hospitality industry, and travel and tourism.

March 2016 also brought good news for Goa Tourism from ITB Berlin. Goa Tourism bagged the prestigious award as the Best Destination for Fun and Relaxation at the ITB Berlin 2016.

This year two awards were presented to Goa at the ITB Berlin. One as the Best Destination for Fun and Relaxation and the second went to Hon’ble Minister for Tourism, Mr. Dilip Parulekar as the Best Tourism Minister PATWA International Award.

The awards were presented by Dr. Taleb Rifai – United Nations World Tourism Organization General Secretary on behalf of PATWA International to the Director of Tourism, Govt. of Goa, Mr. Sanjeev C. Gauns Dessai and Mr. Deepak Narvekar, PRO – Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) at the ITB Berlin 2016.

The Hon’ble Minister for Tourism, Mr. Dilip Parulekar in a message said, “ Goa Tourism is gaining recognition world over and nationally in various tourism segments promoted in the State. It is our endeavour to introduce and promote new initiatives, facets and segments to attract tourists to Goa and we are not only competing with other destinations but also excelling in a big way.”