Tuvalu

Humbly accepted.

gregit

Thankyou, just feel protective of these peeps, GUILT THAT I see and they won't

Goacrazy56

The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it
-- Omar Khayyam
GC

old man

Have just had a text NOT SAYING IT IS TRUE BUT HOPEFULLY IT IS. THAT THE 60 DAY RULE HAS BEEN RECINDED
We can but hope and pray. Just spoken to 6 people long termers who are not renewing their rentals before they leave this week.

As for peeps T - do you mean the BE peepers who do not join the site but are happy to take all the help that you guys get for them. They should be ashamed not to stand up and be counted. That man Lewis needs their stories, but some people sit back and let others do all the work.

gregit

WHAT? sorry Goacrazy

gregit

Please may women become stronger
http://oheraldo.in/news/Main%20Page%...ief/34623.html
BAD LUCK MICKY

a_f_d

I'd heard the 30 day rule was rescinded, not the 60 day rule -
anyone know more?

AndyD 8-)#

a_f_d

I just checked on the VFS site - there is no mention of the 30-day rule at all, the 60-day ruke is still there, and the new rules for 'itinerary' visits are there (these were first mentioned in replies to emails to VFS). There is also a new 'Taktal' fast-track Business visa - just £100 extra!

AndyD 8-)#

old man

No, as I said just hear say.

Goacrazy56

Seen in the Goavoice
GC



http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/...1550831300.htm

a_f_d

"UK has reduced the capacity of charter services to Goa by 10 per cent"

"three years ago there were 18 charter flights a week from the UK to Goa and now there were only 8"

which is a BIG 10% <G>

AndyD 8-)#

Return of Santan

Platon Loizou

"The visa application process keeps changing and this has deterred people from booking. He argued that currently holidaymakers in possession of a six-month, multi-entry visa cannot re-enter India within 60 days. This is causing a lot of problems in the UK; clients who traditionally take two holidays in the season are rethinking their plans"

"Local articles no longer remain local and are soon broadcast worldwide,” he said and urged the local media to be sympathetic to the plight of tourists in order to portray the correct impression of Goa"

Thanks for this GC56 and the GV,

Having had the pleasure of speaking to Platon directly over the years I can assure you he is a very honourable, knowledgeable man in all things Goan but above all he is a very shrewd and strong business man, his opinion will be voiced and heard throughout the UK travel industry.......

K-C

Goacrazy56

Welcome K-C
I'm very pleased to know this. Lets hope the message is getting through to India
GC

iain492001

Nice article, GC56 and excellent reply, K-C. Thank you.

Let's hope Mr Platon's clear realisation of the situation cuts the mustard with the blinkered Delhi-based beaurocrats.

Perhaps he ought to have a man-to-man talk with Mickky P. too, and put him right on a few points about the British holidaymaker - especially that we are NOT dole-queuers but do work HARD to earn our holiday(s) and our retirement.

Mind you, he might be out of a job soon I wonder where he will sign on?

iain492001

http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/03/14....html?emc=eta1

Remember the days when British weekend newspapers used to be filled with such articles?

Not anymore. In my 2 months exile here in Blighty, I haven't seen 1 snippet about Goa in any newspaper.

I wonder if we shall see an invasion of New Yorkers soon, or will they stick to Mexico?

Goa seems a long way to travel for 36 hours of hedonistic pleasure