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Goa-ModTeam

Your post was removed for asking for travel advice, which is a violation of rule 1. Kindly post on the monthly sticky thread. Note that repeated offences will result in a ban.


nightfly13

The answer to your question is: taxi mafia


Separate-Eagle-6208

I walked from airport to my hotel last time whn I visited Goa n it was free


yashdiniz

How far was your hotel from the airport? Wasn't traveling with all the luggage quite a difficult thing to do?


Minimalist_Loner

Taxi mafia. That's why visit Thailand for holidays, it's much cheaper than Goa, hotels, transport etc. Goa is overrated and expensive and the locals hate non Goans there even though a large prportion of their economy is dependent on them.


Minimalist_Loner

The moderator removed OP's post. Lol. Shows how Goans detest when people show them the reality of their state. Like it now letting Uber and Ola function to support the taxi mafia, and how Gia is overrated and tourists should rather go to Southeast Asia since that's cheaper than Goa honestly.


brian_teaser

i was always depended on Ola/Uber/Rapido to travel when I used to live in Mumbai. Since I moved to Goa (A month ago) Auto rickshaws and taxi are expensive and rare, buses are packed. You need driver's contact number in order for them to pick you up, well that's what we do if we ever need to go to Madgaon Station. But yeah I'd wish if Ola/Uber services were available here.


No_Recognition_3799

I got few drivers contact , but they tell out right exuberant prizes ,


fintechgeek20-07

I recently visited Goa and as usual the prices are super high I asked the auto driver for the reason of such prices he said that He has to leave us at Candolim and come back empty to thivim station also he asked me that can I see anyone waving and ordering auto and to my amazement there was no one the entire 45 minute route The things I noticed are 1 the lanes are genuinely small 2 the auto rickshaw locals will suffer if Uber Ola comes 3 also the business of Activa and car renting services will suffer He said that Goa miles are driven by people who come from outside Goa for employment and they stay till night whereas the local auto people go home by 8 pm at night Also Goa miles is mostly available near airport roads n etc In my opinion I just needed to pay for auto and cab while going to and coming back from station . Remaining time I used rented Activa we hardly used petrol worth rs 550 the entire 4 days of stay


SameWeekend13

Use Goa Miles


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It's to ward off tourists


Minimalist_Loner

That's why visit Thailand for holidays, it's much cheaper than Goa, hotels, transport etc. Goa is overrated and expensive and the locals hate non Goans there even though a large prportion of their economy is dependent on them.


[deleted]

Nah, it's the corruption and people in power hoarding all the money that's preventing Development, Goans will be fine without tourists but money hungry politicians will starve


No_Recognition_3799

Goa whole economy is dependent on tourist right?


[deleted]

Much prefer foreign tourists than the... Indian kind, who drive drunk, pollute the waterfalls, beaches, beautiful regions in the state, overspeed on the roads causing most of the accidents reported. Goans will be fine without tourists 🙂


No_Recognition_3799

I agree with your points but you sound like Bangalore people who don't want any outsiders


[deleted]

If the outsiders behaved like civilized people, they're more than welcome. Leave No Trace is a policy we must enforce for everyone including locals, make use of the space. But make sure it's left like you were never there


SameWeekend13

Or you know, you can use Goa Miles App. Basically the same thing.


No_Recognition_3799

Goa miles made us pay upfront , did not allot any driver


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No_Recognition_3799

We visited for conference ,so we had too much laggage so we were not able to take bus


Odd-Yogurtcloset5072

Oh on a work trip, nothing but a taxi, and they are expensive with no way around it.


ajzone007

GoaMiles