Goa, May 2 -- KARSTEN MIRANDA

karsten@herald-goa.com

MARGAO: As Goa's tourism season approaches its traditional end this month, shack owners across the coastal belt have expressed mixed views about business this year. Cruz Cardozo, president of the Goa Shack Owners Welfare Society (SOWS), described the season as "not too good, but not too bad" - somewhere between expectations.

Unlike previous years, they noted that licences were issued early this time, allowing them to open in time for the peak tourist period. "We were happy that this year, we got our licenses early. This allowed us to set up our shacks in time," Cardozo said, adding that last year they had missed out on the Diwali tourist rush due to delayed licensing.

Cardozo sugges...