PANJIM: The Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG) has appealed the Goans to refrain from making provocative statements that would affect tourism in the State. The reaction comes a day after Progressive Front of Goa (PFG) decided to intensify its agitation on the issue of Mhadei on December 31 and appealed the tourists to think twice before visiting Goa to celebrate the New Year.
“We would like to appeal to all Goans to refrain from disrupting or opposing the declining tourism in the state of Goa because of the Mhadei issue. We do understand that the Mhadei is a serious issue which needs to be settled expeditiously and we are equally concerned about it but it should not be at the cost of destroying tourism in our state of Goa,” TTAG president Savio Messias said in a press statement on Thursday.
“Tourism is declining in Goa and in the garb of solving the Mhadei issue we should not be seen as responsible for destruction of tourism in Goa. The TTAG therefore appeals to all Goans to refrain from making any statements or giving any press conferences which will dissuade the tourists from visiting our beautiful State and depriving all Goans involved in tourism from earning their livelihood. In correcting or objecting to one wrong we cannot do another wrong. We need to be positive rather than negative in our approach,” he said.
