MARGAO, April 8 -- The South Goa hospitality industry is getting increasingly weary of the drop in the number of foreign and high-quality tourists visiting the State due to the prolonged disturbance in Israel and Russia along with better alternatives available globally.

The lengthy conflicts between Ukraine and Russia, Gaza and Israel, have been main reasons behind the drop in flights from Russia and Israel, two countries from which Goa would typically receive a lot of tourists. This uncertainty has also disrupted the arrival of foreign tourists from other countries.

Tourism stakeholders have lamented that foreign tourists are seeking other destinations like Thailand, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkey, and Vietnam instead of Goa. I...