Goa tweets for tourism
HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, APRIL 13
Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) has decided to use social website Twitter to promote and market Goa worldwide.
Speaking to reporters here, GTDC public relations officer Deepak Narvekar disclosed that the corporation had decided to use Twitter to promote and market Goa as a prime and safe tourism destination.
Narvekar said that the corporation is of the belief that the use of Twitter and Facebook will enhance the image of Goa.
“Using innovative and popular platforms like Twitter and Facebook will enhance the image of Goa and help reach out to new clients and keep in touch with existing ones,” Narvekar said.
He said the initiative was taken by the GTDC managing director Nikhil Dessai last week.
With this, Narvekar said, GTDC becomes the first state government run tourism organization to be on Twitter.
“We have already tweeted out details of our summer packages,” Narvekar said.
Giving details, he said that any news or information or event, which projects Goa well, would be flashed using the web networking tool, which has gained tremendously in terms of popularity in recent times.
“One of Goa’s top educational institutions got a five star accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). That’s a tweet for us. Goa makes waves not only known for sea and surf, but also on other fronts too,” he said, adding that such platforms provided a great marketing edge at virtually zero cost.
