Foreign visitors to Goa have nearly halved from their pre-Covid peak even as domestic tourism is booming.

Foreign tourists are falling out of love with Goa. In 2017, nearly 900,000 foreigners visited the state. By 2025, that number had dropped to just over 500,000. The beaches are still packed but with ...

Goa was once the first choice of foreign tourists, but now, due to inflation, visa problems, overcrowding, and better facilities, tourists are turning to countries like Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and ...

Goa is trying to be about more than just its beaches. However, with low international tourism numbers, it has a lot of work to do to dig out of its hole. Goa is not getting enough foreign tourists: ...

Around 9 lakh foreigners visited Goa in 2017. By 2025, the number had fallen to around 5 lakh, or by roughly half . On the other hand, the number of domestic tourists visiting the western coastal ...

Goa officials have deported nine foreign nationals and identified seven more for overstaying their visas. The deported individuals include citizens from Uganda, Russia, and Nigeria. Legal action has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Goa's overseas tourist numbers have nearly halved from their pre-Covid peak [Getty Images] It is just past noon at the ...

It is just past noon at the crescent-shaped Palolem beach on the southern tip of Goa's long, sandy coastline. The sun is blinding hot, but that has not deterred the tourist hordes from splashing about ...