Goa sees 4.67 lakh foreign visitors in 2024 compared to 4.52 lakh in 2023

Panaji, Feb 9 (PTI) The number of international travellers to Goa is on the rise, with 4.67 lakh foreigners arriving in the coastal state last year against 4.52 lakh in 2023, Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte has said.

During the year 2020, a total of 3,00,193 international tourists arrived in Goa, but the number dropped to 22,128 in 2021, Khaunte said in a written reply tabled in the state assembly during its winter session held recently.

The year 2022 saw Goa again attracting foreign travellers with 1.69 lakh tourists arriving in the state, followed by a major serge in 2023 when 4.52 lakh international tourists visited the state, he said.

Last year, 4.67 lakh international tourists visited the coastal state, Khaunte said responding to a question by Goa Forward party MLA Vijai Sardesai.

The foreign tourists arrived in Goa through chartered flights, international scheduled flights, cruises and domestic flights too, the minister added.

The two-day winter session of the state assembly was held on February 6 and 7. PTI RPS GK

Source: PTI