Yes as long as it was within my budget I would still go. I value my annual leave from work too much to make cost my deciding factor, the fact that Goa is so reasonable is an added bonus!
Jackie

for me cost doesnt come into it , i love the place, i am also tee-total so price of alcohol doesnt bother me, i just love loungeing on a beach all day doing nothing !!!

It does help that the cost out there is cheap because we can go on holiday for longer. We always go for a month. If we went anyhere else it would be for 2 weeks because its not the cost of the holiday alone, its the amount of spending money you need so lets be honest your pound takes you alot further in Goa.

Dont get me wrong we love it in Goa and the Goan's are beautiful people that is what has drawn us back year after year. But the affordability enables you to stay longer

Who says it's the cheapest ? you can get anywhere around the world 'cheap' if you do some reserch.
But back to your question - If the cost of getting there was way out of my budget then no I wouldn't go for my yearly visit (I would have to save up longer).
If the cost of getting anywhere is out of my budget I would be a fool to 'break the bank'.
Love the place, love the people and know many faces around the resorts,and would do anything to go each year.

I have to agree with spike there are plenty of cheap long haul destination, Vietnam and Bali are very cheap and the hotels that we staying in are fair better than anything we stayed in in Goa, however we will be returning 'home' on the 21st Jan. We are fortunate that we can 'get away' a few times a year but if we couldnt Im sure that Goa would be top of the list

Jules

Yes I would definately go! What draws me back? It's mainly the people for me every time. November was the first time we couldn't go for 5 years and were both gutted. We just feel like we have "come home" the minute we land. It's been really difficult not seeing our friends and goan family that's for sure.

On a chirpier note - hoping to go later this year ..... hooray!

Yes, of course we would still choose Goa.

My situation is i can choose when i want to go on holiday, as my work is pretty flexible, my boss lets me go away whenever, as long as i give them notice.

Instead of choosing a 2 week package holiday to somewhere in Europe for have the price of Goa, if not a third of the price, i always choose Goa in Winter.
I think the price would work out about the same, we went to Turkey a few years ago in August, and altogether including the holiday cost and spending money we spent the same.

I have been tempted to visit Thailand, but i dont want to be disapointed by trying another destination.

Most definitely I would choose Goa, price is not an issue though it is a bonus that Goa is cheap, I have been to many nore expensive places like Dubai , Mexico etc but Goa feels 'right' to me, I love it

price is always an issue for me!!!! the reason i went to goa in the first place is because it is cheap!!
the thing is, i have now fallen in love with the place, and i would find it difficult to replace.
BUT!! if it became too expensive, i would have to look for other destinations. i like a lot of people on this forum are just working people and money is at a premium. so i cut my cloth accordingly.
I HOPE IT STAYS CHEAP THOUGH!!!!
BOB

Bob , when I said price isn't an issue , I didn't mean to sound pretentious or anything

What I am trying to say is that I love Goa and if it was more expensive like say, Dubai or Thailand then I would still choose Goa because it is my favourite place
I am not rich or anything , as like many others I word very hard to go on my holidays.

Most good things in life are expensive and very often, if something's cheap, it's c p.

Goa is one of the few things in life that is both great and cheap. Long may it be so!

Its agreat thing to look at a menu and order what you fancy and not worry about the price.
We go to France in the summer and tend to look at the price before anything else.

In Goa i'm a rich man! - it feels good!

Paul

shirlyv
sorry if sounded like i was having a go!! i was just voicing my opinion. i agree with paul, i to feel like a rich man when in goa!!
BOB

bob , don't apologise, I knew what I wanted to say but it came out all wrong , you are right Paul is spot on