Goa Tourism was chosen as the destination partner for the movie 'Finding Fanny' since it portrayed the contrasts of Goa. Goa offers many contrasting experiences in a small area like kenna romance, kenna adventure. Goa Tourism launched a Facebook contest on contrasts in Goa through the word 'kenna' for the movie. It also organized FAM trips for travel agents from Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Ukraine to promote Goa as a tourist destination, especially during the monsoon season.

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Finding Fanny associates with Goa Tourism
as 'destination partner’
Goa Tourism was roped in as the
destination partner for the English -
Hindi satirical bollywood movie
'Finding Fanny', a joint production of
Maddock Films and Fox Star studios
which was released on 12th September
2014. With the movie plot surrounded
by 5 dysfunctional and contrasting
characters set in a village of Goa, the
State's tourism body was chosen to be
the perfect destination partner keeping
in mind Goa is the world's only tourist
destination that has the maximum
contrasts in the smallest geographical
space.
Goa being just 3702 sq.km in size,
offers many contrasting experiences in
the space of an hour which no other
destination in the world can offer in such
a small space. Goa was looking for a
perfect partner to launch this new brand
positioning and it was found in the
movie Finding Fanny where there are
five contrasting characters looking for
Fanny in the land of contrasts!”
Photo of the month Top tweets
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September 2014
A Goa tourism Newsletter
beaches and beyond
Vol 1 Issue 9
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Karan Ingle @karantw33ts
Goa Tourism Development Corporation Ltd.
( A Government of Goa Undertaking)
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'Finding Fanny' was extensively shot in
v a r i o u s u n e x p l o r e d
locations in Goa. It did
represent the correct brand
fit and also portrayed the
fun loving character of
Goans. The film also
managed to showcase a
completely new side of
Goa which made it an
exciting proposition for
Goa Tourism to associate with the
concept of the movie.
Goa Tourism has a new brand line which
is the world's first dynamic tourism
brand line – kenna which means
sometimes in the local language
Konkani. The word 'kenna' makes it the
first 'Kin-glish' line brand Goa has ever
had, setting it apart from all the other
brands. It can be used to bring contrasts
such as kenna romance, kenna
adventure kenna rough, kenna smooth;
kenna slow, kenna fast; kenna calm,
kenna clamour; kenna party, kenna
safari; kenna classic, kenna modern,
etc.
Goa Tourism had launched a facebook
contest on 'Finding Fanny' where
people could participate by giving their
thoughts on what they thought of Goa's
contrasts through the word 'kenna'.
The winners were awarded free stay in
Goa, free movie tickets and an
opportunity to meet with the lead actors
of the film.
@khan_mukram
@TourismGoa Visit the amazing Heritage homes
of Chandoor and Qupem! #GoaBeyondBeaches
First look from the shoot of worldClass Chef
Carizade.Mastered the best goan dishes]
over last 50yrs! @TourismGoa
@talesoftraveler
Beaches of south goa #Varca #Beach with not a
single soul in sight #bliss @TourismGoa
@Miss_BigEyes
#GoaInstaWalk – A walk to remember
http://www.outlooktraveller.com/article/
GoaInstaWalk-A-walk-to-remember-1005962 …
@nikhilchinapa
Touchdown Goa. Incredibly lush and
green in the monsoon. ? ? @TourismGoa
Goa Tourism begins with the Beach
Cleaning Campaign: Pg 3
Finding Fanny associates with Goa Tourism
as 'destination partner’: Pg 4
Photo of the month: Pg 4
Top tweets: Pg 4
FAM trips for travel agents
from Russia and CIS countries: Pg. 2
Goa bags “Best Designed Stall award”
at TTF, Ahmedabad: Pg 2
Goa Tourism bags 'Best designed stall'
at TTF, Surat: Pg 3
Infrastructure Development: Pg 3

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Goa tourism organizes FAM trips for travel agents
Goa Tourism bags 'Best designed stall' at TTF, Surat
from Russia and CIS countries
Infrastructure Development
Goa bags “Best Designed Stall award” at TTF, Ahmedabad
Goa Tourism was awarded the “Best
Designed stall” at the TTF Ahmedabad
held from August 22-24, 2014 held at
the Gujarat University Exhibition hall.
The award was received by the
Department of Tourism officials and
presented by the organizers, Fair Fest
Media Pvt. Ltd.
The Goa stall design broke new
paradigms to win the Best Decorated
Stall award. Designed with multiple
depths, and three dimensional works,
the stall literally jumped to life besides
giving a very realistic feel. The
mammoth Aguada fort tower stood like
an icon at the pavillion making it stand
out from the crowd at the exhibition.
The Goa stall had the participation of
more than 13 Travel and Trade
operators from Gujarat, and saw
footfalls of more than 2000 holiday
explorers during the public visiting
hours, in addition to visits from trade
representatives. The stall, done in
classic Goan architectural style
attracted keen eyeballs from members
of the travel trade and general public,
eager for a taste of Goa.
A trade and media evening was also
organized at a prominent hotel in
A hme d a b a d , wh i c h s aw t h e
participation of more than a 100 leading
t o u r o p e r a t o r s a n d m e d i a
representatives. A cultural show
profiling authentic Goan folk culture was
also organized for the invitees, followed
by informal interaction between Goa
Tourism officials and members of
Ahmedabad's travel trade and media
fraternity.
Goa Tourism was awarded the “Best
Designed Stall” at the Travel and
Tourism Fair (TTF), held in Surat,
Gujarat from August 29-31, 2014. The
award was received by Ms. Ninfa
D'Silva (Senior Manager, GTDC), Ms.
Isabelinda Vaz (Information Assistant,
Department of Tourism) and Ms. Satira
Di a s ( I n f o rma t i o n As s i s t a n t ,
Department of Tourism) and Ninette
D'Si l v a (As s i s t a n t Ma n a g e r,
reservation, GTDC). The award was
presented by Smt.Anuraddha, IAS,
Commissioner Endowments, Govt. of
Andhra Pradesh in the presence of Mr.
Rajiv Agarwal, Joint Managing Director
of Fair Fest Media Pvt. Limited, the
organizers of TTF, Surat.
Goa's State Institute of Hotel
Management & Catering Technology
at Farmagudi, Ponda gets its
foundation stone
Th e De p a r tme n t o f To u r i sm,
Government of Goa laid the foundation
stone of 'The State Institute of Hotel
Management & Catering Technology'
on 27th August 2014 at Farmagudi,
Ponda at the hands of Shri Shripad Y
Naik, Honorable Minister of State
(Independent Charge) Culture &
Tourism, Government of India in the
presence of Shri Dilip Parulekar,
Honorable Minister of Tourism; Shri
Nilesh Cabral, Honorable MLA &
Chairman, GTDC; Shri Anand Kumar,
IAS, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism,
Government of India, Shri R. K.
Srivastava IAS, Principal Secretary,
Tourism, Government of Goa and Shri
S. T. Nadkarni, Chief Engineer, GTDC,
Project Cell.
Shri Shripad Naik on the occasion said,
“The State Inst i tute of Hotel
Management and Catering Technology
was a need-of the-hour. With the tourism
industry flourishing in Goa, this project
will definitely boost tourism and
generate employment for the youth of
Goa. We have requested the Ministry of
Tourism, Government of India to
increase the number of seats to 50% for
the Goan youth. We hope to start work
as soon as possible and complete this
project within the stipulated time.”
The proposed plot area of 40,000 Sq.
Mts. is located in the Goa Engineering
College Campus, Farmagudi and will
have a capacity of 540 students. The
project will be executed in two phases.
Phase I will comprise of the institutional
building and a girls hostel block and
phase II will comprise of an open air
theatre, boys hostel, staff quarters,
attendance quarters, cafeteria,
principal's quarters, health club and a
playground amongst other facilities.
The project is slated to be completed
within 330 days excluding monsoons.
The Institute's academic program will
comprise of a 3 year B.Sc. degree and a
1 and half year Trade Diploma in food
production, food & beverage service,
bakery & confectionary, housekeeping
and front office operations. Apart from
these courses, Capacity building for the
villagers of Bandora, Ponda will be
organized for at least 1000 youngsters
every year.
Goa Tourism begins with the project of beach cleaning
With the increase in the number of
contract to cater to the cleanliness of
tourists visiting Goa each year, there is
North and South Goa beaches
a concern about the cleanliness of the
respectively. The contract began on 1st
beautiful seashores across the State.
September where in the initial works
Goa Tourism has taken the matter
pertaining to placement of dustbins,
seriously as it recognizes and
building of compost pits, recruitment of
understands that every tourist is
manpower, purchasing vehicles, etc. has
important and distinct which also means
already started. This cleanliness drive is
cleanliness is a priority for the State and
slated to be in full swing in 30 days with
the sector.
manpower, placement of bins, vehicles,
etc. in place.
M/s Bhumika Transport, Waste
Handling Services and M/s Ram
The waste from the bins placed on the
Engineer ing and Const ruct ion
beaches will be collected on daily basis in
Company, from Mumbai were granted a
addition to combing of wet and dry sand.
The garbage collected are being
segregated into categories such as –
glass and metal, paper and cardboard
and other bio-degradable substances
and plastic and non-recyclable waste
before its safe disposal.
With these measures, Goa Tourism
seeks to provide a clean and hassle
free experience to thousands of
domestic as well as foreign tourists
visiting the state and will further look at
improving the profile of its visitors.
Goa Tourism had organized a FAM
trip for delegations of travel agents
from Russia and other CIS
countries. This FAM trip was
organized in association with Air
Arabia wherein the airline had
sponsored the return air tickets to
eminent travel agents from Russia.
These trips were organized to
showcase Goa's architectural
heritage and aspects related to
tourism with prime focus on
hinterland and Goa's cultural
diversity.
The batch of 15 Russian travel
agents arrived on 7th September in
Goa and was hosted till 10th
September. These were followed by
15 travel agents from Kazakhstan
and Armenia who were hosted from
11th to 16th September along with 10
Ukrainian travel agents who were
hosted from 20th to 24th September
2014.
The prime motive behind organizing
these FAM trips was to promote Goa
and create awareness of the State
as a tourist destination especially
during the monsoon season. These
FAM trips will eventually increase the
f low of tour ists f rom Russia,
Kazakhstan, Armenia and Ukraine as
these travel agents will promote Goa
amongst their respective clients.
The delegates met and interacted with
the stakeholders in the tourism and
hospitality sector and with media from
Goa. These delegates were hosted at a
hotel in the capital city, Panjim and their
itinerary included presentations on Goa,
business sessions with hoteliers, a
cruise trip along the river Mandovi, a
visit to Basilica de Bom Jesus, Se
Cathedral, Christian Art Museum,
Aguada fort, Reis Magos fort, Tiracol
fort, Cabo Da Rama fort, Baga beach,
Morjim beach, Arambol beach,
Benaulim beach, Agonda beach,
Palolem beach, Mobor beach, Shree
Manguesh temple (Priol, Ponda), Shree
Mahalsa temple (Mardol), tropical spice
plantation, Big Foot (Ancestral Goa,
Loutolim), Goa Chitra Museum,
Benaulim, etc.