Goa open to domestic tourists from today. Goa, one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations, has remained shut for travellers since the nationwide coronavirus-induced lockdown was imposed in March. Over 250 hotels will resume operations in the state, Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar said. These hotels were granted permission by the tourism department with the standard operating procedures put in place by the state government. Tourists travelling to the state will have to follow the below guidelines: 1. Tourists have to carry a COVID-19 negative certificate within a stipulated 48-hour window or get mandatorily tested in the state. 2. Tourists will be sent to the respective hotel which they have booked themselves into where they will be tested. They will have to stay put in a hotel until they are tested and results are declared. 3. People who test positive will be given the option of returning to their respective states or staying back in Goa for treatment. 4. Tourists have to mandatorily pre-book their stay at hotels that have received the tourism department’s approval. 5. Hotels and homestays that have not registered with the department to reopen business will not be allowed to entertain guests or offer online bookings, Ajgaonkar said. 6. There would be a crackdown on hotels and guest houses which are not registered with the tourism department but are offering stay facilities via app-based room aggregators, the minister said. 7. Tourists who used to illegally stay in non-registered hotels booked through app aggregator services or in guesthouses will not be allowed. It will be deemed illegal, he added. Source: Times Now. If you found this news useful, please like this post and follow us @simplyoffbeat. Do contact us for Never Seen Before Goa Offers. #goagram #goaexplore #unseengoa #goabeaches #goalife #dekhoapnadesh #goadairies #southgoa #southgoabeach #vocalforlocal #exploregoa #goavibe #instagoa #bestplacestovisitingoa #beautifulgoa #goaphotography #travelgoa #beachesofgoa #goawithfriends #goatrip #goatourism #goatour #visitgoa #colabeach #goaplaces #goaplans #goaholiday #goaholidays #goavacation #goagoals (at Goa, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCInkCbjguG/?igshid=1pda6hwtara1m
