A proposal to ban bikini from Goan beaches may likely
to affect tourist flow into the state, analysts said as unconfirmed reports
said newly formed government in Goa is considering a ban on wearing bikinis on
the state’s beaches.
The move however is not gone well with tourists,
especially from Germany, who prefers Goa’s sun and sand more than anything
while on a vacation.
Another factor troubling the visitors is the new
visa-on-arrival regime, which is proving cumbersome. However, this has not
dampened the spirit of the Goa chapter of the Indo-German Friendship Society
(IGFS), a collective of German Goaphiles and Goans settled in Germany, which is planning to add a German flavour
to the tourist season.
It is hosting the 7th German Cultural Week with a
range of events, all of them with a Deutsche touch, ranging from musical
performances, German cuisine and drinks, German Christmas baking classes,
lectures, a film screening, to generally voicing issues which concern German in
Goa and Goan expats in Germany.
For those who love music, the Goan version of the
traditional German Oktoberfest will be held at Clube Vasco da Gama, a club
which has been going strong since the colonial Portuguese era.
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