MARGAO, Sept. 20 -- Opposition Leader Digambar Kamat on Saturday warned that the promotion of illegal hotels and homestays by the government will completely destroy the tourism industry.
He said, "Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant must ensure that only those that are registered with Goa Tourism Department are allowed to operate following strict COVID protocol. It is important that the government takes steps to ban touts and bring transparency in the tourism sector."
"The recent admission by the Tourism Minister that almost 1.60 crore tourists stayed in Goa illegally in the last season clearly exposes the fact that there is no control over the illegal hotel and homestay business in Goa" Kamat claimed.
"Hoteliers in Goa, who run their busine...