St. Xavier’s College, Mapusa, celebrated World Tourism Day by hosting X’plorateur 2025, a national-level event focused on regenerative tourism. The two-day festival brought together innovative student minds from Goa and Karnataka to explore sustainable solutions that preserve and restore Goa’s unique cultural and environmental heritage.
On September 27, Goa Tourism hosted its largest-ever Stakeholders’ Meet at Grand Hyatt Goa to mark World Tourism Day 2025, celebrating achievements, recognising contributions, and reinforcing its commitment to inclusive and regenerative tourism under the theme “Goa Beyond Beaches.”
To mark World Tourism Day 2025, Goa Tourism, in collaboration with TTAG and SKAL International Goa, hosted immersive cultural experiences in Mulgao Village and a special Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour around North Goa. Hon’ble Tourism Minister Rohan A. Khaunte emphasized the importance of community-led, sustainable tourism, while students from Bal Bhavan joined an engaging educational tour through Goa’s heritage, highlighting the state’s evolving tourism strategy beyond beaches.
As part of the World Tourism Day 2025 celebrations, Goa Tourism curated immersive experiences at Aguad Port, Bicholim’s forest stream, and Carambolim Lake to promote regenerative, nature-based tourism beyond beaches.
On the occasion of World Tourism Day, Goa-based historian and heritage promoter Sanjeev Sardesai will deliver a special lecture titled ‘Unknown Goa, Unknown Goenkar’ at Clube Tennis de Gaspar Dias, as part of its ongoing centenary celebrations. The session aims to unveil the hidden layers of Goa’s cultural and historical richness.
