Russian tourists are disillusioned with the resort of Goa and migrate en masse after arriving to other parts of India, primarily to the island of Sindhudurg in the neighboring state of Maharashtra. The reason is the stench, noise and traffic jams in Goa, as well as “disappointment with the conditions on the beaches.” This information was published by the Indian media.
“The coastal areas of Maharashtra are cleaner, quieter and less busy, with fewer concrete structures. There are also many tourist spots in Maharashtra that are worth visiting,” they cite the assessment of Russian tourists. They also say that they are “disappointed” with the conditions on the beaches in Morjim, Ashvem, Mandrem, Harmal and Keri, where “there are no amenities other than traffic jams and noise” – there are no infrastructure facilities on the beaches, such as changing rooms, clean toilets, drinking water , parking, etc.
Our reference: Sindhudurg is an island in the state of the same name north of Goa. The territory differs from Goa in being more sparsely populated, as well as in the fact that it is “already a real India,” as tourists say. There are also interesting sights in the state, for example, the port of the same name.
At the same time, in general, there are a lot of Russian tourists going to India. India has entered the top 3 long-term bookings of our tourists, these are Thailand, India and Sri Lanka. According to Kommersant, citing data from representatives of the Russian tourist industry, the flow of tourists to these tropical countries has doubled, exceeding pre-pandemic figures. “Now more than 10% of bookings by Russians of accommodation facilities in popular Asian countries for the period from November 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023 are made for a period of three weeks or more, follows from Ostrovok.ru data. The company adds that a year earlier, the share of long-term bookings was half as much – 5%, in the pre-crisis 2019 – 4%, ”Kommersant said. Read the details at the link.
Meanwhile, in Goa, Russian tourists are met very “inhospitably”. Recently, the Indian police arrested two 29-year-old men on charges of gang raping a Russian tourist right in a hotel room in the famous resort of Goa. The incident occurred on December 2, when a 37-year-old woman was relaxing in her hotel room in the resort town of Calangute. It is known that she arrived on vacation the day before the incident. I spent this time with family and friends, went on an excursion, and then returned to the hotel, drank alcohol and went to bed. This was taken advantage of by a hotel employee. He secretly entered her room and raped the woman. The second employee wanted to do the same, but the woman screamed and called for help. Both attackers are from Nepal. Read the details in this article.
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