PANJIM, Feb. 14 -- Considering a dip in tourist arrivals in the recent past, the Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG) has urged the Goa government to cancel road shows scheduled in different countries from April.

The largest umbrella of travel and tour operators, in its letter to Tourism Director Sanjiv Gadkar, has expressed its opposition to participating in road shows in untapped markets.

"While we applaud you for selecting the trade fairs correctly but for maximum presence and visibility for Goa we would like to put on record that we are against participating in any road shows in untapped markets for the time being. We urge you to cancel the program for the road shows as they serve no benefit to the industry at this point. We s...