Panaji: Goa's Dabolim airport is among nine airports in the country where visa-on-arrival (VoA) facility has been launched since midnight Friday for travellers from 43 countries.
The countries are Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Djibouti, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Luxembourg, Marshal Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue Island, Norway, Oman, Palau, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russia, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, UAE, Ukraine, USA, Vanuatu and Vietnam.
The facility is likely to help Goa tourism to win back markets in Western Europe that dwindled over the last few years, in part because of visa hassles. The tourism department is now expecting an increase in foreign tourist arrivals from 12% to 15% annually because of the VoA.
28/11/14 Times of India
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The countries are Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Djibouti, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Luxembourg, Marshal Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue Island, Norway, Oman, Palau, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russia, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, UAE, Ukraine, USA, Vanuatu and Vietnam.
The facility is likely to help Goa tourism to win back markets in Western Europe that dwindled over the last few years, in part because of visa hassles. The tourism department is now expecting an increase in foreign tourist arrivals from 12% to 15% annually because of the VoA.
28/11/14 Times of India
