Tourism and Service Providing in Coastal Goa, India

Abstract

Sinquerim, Candolim, and Calangute-Baga are well-known tourist destinations of Goa. Tourists who come from world over are provided with various services by the Shack owners and the migrant workers. A Shack is a temporary structure like a restaurant serving food and beverages to the tourist, which is built on the beaches just above the high tide line. In this article various services which are provided in the Sinquerim, Candolim, and Calangute-Baga beach to the tourists are described. We have also described the changes in this sector. Moreover, the interference of the government in the functioning of the Shacks and activities of migrant workers who carry on their work in these beaches are also discussed.