Over 12 five-star hotels and resorts are set to soon open their properties in Goa.
Currently, there 3,465 five-star rooms in Goa and this is expected to almost double over the next two to three years. As Goa looks to tap the higher income travellers, six new projects have been proposed in North Goa and an identical number in South Goa, sources said.
Travel and tourism association of Goa (TTAG) spokesperson Ralph de Sousa said the upper-middle income group in India is growing and the economy is on a positive run, both indictors of growth.
"This is an indicator that there is a further need for rooms in the luxury segment in Goa. The state is also trying to make inroads in the luxury segments in the international tourism markets. High profile events in Goa are getting due attention and they enhance demand in luxury segment from international visitors," de Souza said.
Calangute, one of the state's tourism hotspots, will soon boast of three new five-star properties. A second Holiday Inn-one already exists in South Goa-is coming up near Calangute market.
An Intercontinental convention centre-resort is coming up in Baga, while another property with the Marriott brand is slated for Khobravaddo.
Ronil Resort at Baga is being upgraded into a deluxe five-star property, while Riviera de Goa in Arpora recently upgraded and rebranded itself as DoubleTree by Hilton, the first Hilton property in Goa.
Candolim, which already boasts of three Vivanta by Taj properties and two other five-star properties-Regina Fortune Select and O Hotel-may see one more five-star property in Saipem.
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