The food preferences of tourists while traveling differ from their normal food preferences. These preferences are found to vary according to culture. Culture is often identified with nationality to the extent that many a time we speak of Indian culture, American culture, British culture, etc. Culture is also many a time identified with religion. In this study an attempt is made to understand the food preference of tourists visiting Goa while being in Goa as well as while traveling in general. Food preference has been measured in terms of preference for Goan food, destination food, nonvegetarian food in Goa, and nonvegetarian food while traveling. The independent variable, culture, has been operationalized in terms of nationality (Indian vs. international) and religion. Data have been gathered from 234 tourists visiting Goa by using a structured questionnaire. Results of analysis of data revealed that the preference for Goan food for tourists visiting Goa is not as high as their general preference for destination food while traveling. There was no significant difference in preference for nonvegetarian food while being in Goa compared to the general preference for nonvegetarian food while traveling. The preference for nonvegetarian food in Goa and the general preference for food of destination when traveling were found to depend on whether the tourist is Indian or international. The preference for Goan food and the general preference for nonvegetarian food while traveling were also differing based on Indian or international origin of tourist. Religion wise analysis revealed that although Christians had the highest Hindus had the lowest preference for Goan food. Hindus were also found to have significantly lower preference for destination food and nonvegetarian food. Muslims had the highest preference for nonvegetarian food in Goa. The article contributes practically in terms of developing menu and targeting tourists with respect to nature of tourists; Indian or international and religious affiliation. The article theoretically contributes to existing literature on food preference based on religion and culture.

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In this study, we modified the theory of planned behaviour and proposed that attitude towards gambling explains and predicts gambling support. We explored whether locals and tourists support or oppose the gambling industry and the factors that led to support or opposition. This information is vital, as policy decisions are often made by taking into consideration  public support. Using a structured questionnaire, we gathered data from 385 respondents from Goa, a popular tourist and gambling destination in India. Through structural equation modelling, we found that most of the variance (87%) in support of gambling  was explained by attitude. Perceived benefits and risks explained the significant variance (58%) in attitude towards gambling, as indicated in the theory of planned behaviour. The coefficients were significant except for the path from social risk to attitude, which was removed from the final model. The direct path from benefits and risk to support were not significant. In addition, the path from personal risk to attitude was moderated by the respondent’s gambling behaviour. Although gamblers had a more positive attitude with increasing personal risk, non-gamblers had a more negative attitude with increasing personal risk. This finding confirms the risk-seeking behaviour of gamblers. Résumé Cet article modifie la théorie du comportement planifié et avance que l’attitude à l’égard des jeux de hasard explique et prédit l’appui donné à ces jeux. L’étude vise à déterminer si les habitants et les touristes appuient l’industrie des jeux de hasard ou s’ils s’y opposent, et à cerner les facteurs menant à un appui ou à une opposition. Il s’agit d’une information de grande importance, car les décisions d’orientation prennent souvent en considération l’appui du public. Des données ont été recueillies au moyen d’un questionnaire structuré auprès de 385 répondants de Goa, en Inde, une destination touristique et de jeu très prisée. À l’aide d’une modélisation par équation structurelle, la recherche a révélé que la variance (87 %) dans l’appui aux jeux de hasard s’explique en majeure partie par l’attitude. Comme le suggère la théorie du comportement planifié, les avantages et les risques perçus expliquent la variance importante (58 %) dans l’attitude à l’égard des jeux de hasard. Les coefficients sont significatifs, à l’exception de la piste causale entre le risque social et l’attitude, qui a été retirée du modèle final. Les pistes directes allant des avantages et des risques vers l’appui n’étaient pas significatives. Il est apparu que les comportements de jeu des répondants avaient un effet modérateur sur la piste allant du risque personnel vers l’attitude. L’attitude des joueurs était de plus en plus positive à mesure qu’augmentait le risque personnel, tandis que celle des non-joueurs était de plus en plus négative. Ce résultat confirme l’existence d’un comportement de recherche du risque chez les joueurs.

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