Government has reduced the existing compliances of the various touristic services by simplifying the procedure of registration/renewal from the point of view of Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) with immediate effect.
Government has been decided to rationalize and reduce the documents pertaining to various touristic services, which are currently required for New Registration/Renewal and the revised documents for New Registrations/Renewal – Hotel, Travel Agent, Water Sports, Tourist Guide, Photographer, Deckbeds and Umbrella, Temporary Huts/Shacks in Private property, Dealer, Adventure Sports, Spice Plantation, online Service Provider and Homestay registration.
All the stakeholders of the above activities who have not registered/renewed their registration certificates are hereby directed to do so within 15 days of its publication to avoid sealing of their premises and other relevant penalties, under Goa Registration of Tourist Trade Act, 1982.