PANJIM: Goa and Portugal will explore best practices and innovative technologies to bring better tourism experiences in the State, announced Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte, while sharing details about his visit to Portugal and series of marathon meetings with various stakeholders he held there for tourism promotion in the State.
Khaunte, who was on a visit to Portugal from March 1 to 5, to attend the BTL, met Antonio Costa Silva, Minister of the Economy and Maritime Affairs of the Portuguese Republic. Both leaders held discussions in depth on various aspects in the field of Tourism and Informat6ion Technology (IT).
Khaunte also had discussions with Silva, with regards to possible future collaborations in the tourism sector.
Both leaders discussed different possibilities with regards to development in tourism and exchanged their ideas and views. Goa and Portugal will collaborate and share their ideas, knowledge, and sign Memorandum of Understanding in tourism and IT soon, Khaunte stated.
Scope of the duo’s discussions was on exchange of ideas regarding growth of tourism, building demand for Goa from Portugal, alternative fuels, startup ecosystem, exchange of views and many more.
While sharing details of different meets held in Portugal with many stakeholders of tourism, Khaunte said, “Exploring best practices and innovative technologies to bring about a better tourism experience in Goa forms the basis of my official visit to Portugal. Discussions with various tourism and IT stakeholders will promote quality tourism between Goa and Portugal and help Goa Tourism widen its scope in the European sector.”
Khaunte also met MasterCard’s Quim Martínez Bosch, Vice President Global Tourism Innovation Hub; Ramón Sánchez Alvarez, Head of Strategic Projects at Amadeus IT Group; Nuno Fazenda, State Secretary for Tourism and Commerce for Portugal; Manish Chauhan, Indian Ambassador in Portugal; Christine Ourmières-Widener, CEO at TAP Group, Portugal and Joao Falcato, CEO, Oceanario De Lisboa
Khaunte said it was a fruitful visit to Portugal, since many opportunities were explored during different meetings with stakeholders for growth of Tourism and IT sector of Goa.
