Cashless Transactions
- GTDC is Goa's first Government organization to adopt 100% cashless transactions
- Initiatives taken more than a year ago by GTDC to go cashless
- Introduction of e-commerce portal and mobile app gives boost to cashless transactions
GTDC sees encouraging response from tourists using online and off-line
systems for cashless payments like POS machines, wire transfers etc
Panjim, Nov 30: Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC), a premiere
tourism board in India which has been the forerunner for many new tourism
initiatives, products and services, is today at the forefront of Prime Minister
Shri. Narendra Modi’s ‘cashless India’ mission.
Following 31, 2016, Goa Tourism Development Corporation has already
taken the lead bringing all tourism business’ under the ambit of cashless
transactions.
Whether hotel reservations, package tours, cruise rides or any other tourism
service, GTDC has introduced systems that have facilitated cashless
transactions, both on-line and off-line.
Cashless facility is made possible by GTDC through online web portal,
booking of services and products through mobile app available on iOS and
android platform at GTDC residencies and restaurants through point-of-sale
(POS) machines thus enabling a 360 degree approach to the new cashless system.
The GTDC is also working to introduce pay wallets and talks are underway
with leading pay wallet providers so that pay wallets can be accepted as
another mode of cashless payments.
The Santa Monica Jetty also offers payments through credit cards and
debit cards.
To further this process, the launch of the new e-commerce portal and
mobile app in February this year has provided a full proof platform for
e-business and cashless transactions also bringing other tourism stakeholders
into the cashless circuit.
Official records from the GTDC reveal that cashless transactions to the
tune of Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 3 lakh are executed daily for various services
provided by the GTDC which is in addition to cashless transactions recorded on
GTDC’s e-commerce portal and mobile app.
Mr. Gavin Dias, General Manager (Hotels)- GTDC said, “All GTDC
residencies are provided with point-of-sale (POS) machines to facilitate
cashless payments and most tourists prefer to use this facility. It is
encouraging to see tourists opting for cashless transactions.” Mr. Dias added
that in the months to come GTDC’s cashless systems will be an exemplary one for
other departments to emulate.
Mr. Dias pointed out that in addition to cashless business for GTDC’s
hotel accommodation, GTDC through the e-commerce portal has direct tie ups with
more than 160 hotels and also has tie ups with channel managers like Staah and
Maximojo for tourists to book accommodation using cashless modes of
transactions.
He further added that cashless transactions has already become very
popular and an easy way out for both tourists and tourism stakeholders.
Goa attracts more than 5 million tourists annually and Goa Tourism and
GTDC is eventually looking at bringing in every tourism stakeholder whether
tourist taxis, souvenir shops, guest houses, restaurants etc under cashless
business.
Mr. Nilesh Cabral, Chairman of Goa Tourism Development Corporation said,
“Goa Tourism Development Corporation moves ahead of time and we have one more
feather to our cap. I am extremely pleased that GTDC introduced cashless
transactions several months ago. Today the world has already logged in to
cashless processes and India would have eventually introduced the same. GTDC
has succeeded in professionalizing the services through cashless systems and we
are fully geared to deal with it post 31st December 2016.”
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