Women reaping benefits out of tourism boom in Goa
With sizeable chunk of the Goan population employed directly or indirectly in the tourism industry here, a substantial benefit of this boom is also benefiting women, a top industry official said.
By PTI |
PANAJI: With sizeable chunk of the Goan population employed directly or indirectly in the tourism industry here, a substantial benefit of this boom is also benefiting women, a top industry official said.
"Nearly 25 per cent of the population in Goa is employed in tourism sector, which includes women too, who reap considerable amount of benefit from the industry," Sanjith Rodrigues, Managing Director, Goa Tourism Development Corporation, told media.
"Goa is one amongst the few tourist destinations where women are playing a vital role in tourism development," Rodrigues said in the backdrop of GTDC organized special event at famous Miramar beach titled - "Tourism opens door of opportunities for women" to commemorate World Tourism Day.
While many women are directly working for travel industry, men contribute in their own way to make Goan trips a memorable one.
"I have tourists from Australia, Canada, London and other European countries seeking my products," stated Theresa D'Souza, a small scale entrepreneur.
D'Souza, who has her small scale spice unit in Mapusa town, prepares 17 varieties of 'masalas' (spices). "It's not just foreigners, but domestic visitors too who like to purchase these masalas," she said.
Employing six more women in the trade, D'Souza supplies her products through various outlets spread across the state. She has won Governor's medal for her products, last year.
"Nearly 25 per cent of the population in Goa is employed in tourism sector, which includes women too, who reap considerable amount of benefit from the industry," Sanjith Rodrigues, Managing Director, Goa Tourism Development Corporation, told media.
"Goa is one amongst the few tourist destinations where women are playing a vital role in tourism development," Rodrigues said in the backdrop of GTDC organized special event at famous Miramar beach titled - "Tourism opens door of opportunities for women" to commemorate World Tourism Day.
While many women are directly working for travel industry, men contribute in their own way to make Goan trips a memorable one.
"I have tourists from Australia, Canada, London and other European countries seeking my products," stated Theresa D'Souza, a small scale entrepreneur.
D'Souza, who has her small scale spice unit in Mapusa town, prepares 17 varieties of 'masalas' (spices). "It's not just foreigners, but domestic visitors too who like to purchase these masalas," she said.
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Employing six more women in the trade, D'Souza supplies her products through various outlets spread across the state. She has won Governor's medal for her products, last year.
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