Goa can be modelled as Singapore as one of the leading destinations for high-end tourism, Atul Pai Kane, Chairman, Goa Council, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said, the IANS reported. "Goa is a small place. But a lot of similar shaped and sized places like Goa have managed to attract high spending tourists, like Singapore. In fact, some months ago we had given the Goa government a White Paper modelling our tourism on those lines. We are still in discussions," Kane said.
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He also stressed on the need to urgently re-orient Goa's tourism profile from one which attracted tourists by the horde into a more niche space. Tourism, Kane said, was one of the five focus areas for the CII, others being pharmaceuticals, agriculture, logistics and e-governance.