Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the state plans to increase tourist inflow from 2.6 million to 6 million in five years and promote it as a destination which has more than just 'beaches and pubs'.
"We have an average 2.6 million tourists visiting Goa annually. We are now planning to take the figure to 6 million in next five years," Parrikar told businessmen and economists at Goa Investment Forum 2012 held here.
He said the state will create entertainment facilities and fix its infrastructure in the tourist belt so that more numbers can be accommodated.
Parrikar interacted with more than 50 chief executive officers of top companies during the forum organised by industry body Ficci and the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI).
"We need to look at more than beaches and pubs. Today visiting Goa have only two entertainments - - beaches and pubs. We have to create more alternatives for them once they arrive here," he said.
To have more alternatives, the state needs increased investments, he said, adding that the government will extend all help to investors. "The delivery is one aspect that I can assure you," he told investors.
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