Jamaica- tourism case study

• problems of tourism: Economic 


  1.1 million cruise passengers only spend $70 a day

  Most of money only benefits wealthier areas
• problems of tourism: Employment

  Only 200,000 jobs are provided by tourism- seasonal
• problems of tourism : infrastructure

  some areas of island have been isolated as tourism doesn’t occurred in those areas
• Problems of tourism: environment

  Mass tourism; footpath erosion, excessive waste and harmful emissions
• Location of Jamaica

  1. one of the largest islands in the West Indies
  2. Just over third of the size of London
• Benefits of tourism: economic

  1. tourism contributed 24% of jamaicas GDP
  2. Income from tourism is $2 billion each year
• Benefits of tourism: employment

  tourism provides 200,000 jobs for people either directly in hotels transport tourism or indirectly in shops manufacturing and banking
• Benefits of tourism: infrastructure

  tourism has led to high levels of investment on the north coast Newport and cruise line facilities have been built at Trelawney together with new hotels
• Benefits of tourism: quality of life

  Montego Bay and Ocho wealthy areas with high standards of living have benefited from the tourism industry
• Benefits of tourism: environment

  conservation and landscaping projects provide jobs opportunities and encourage people to visit the island. Montego Bay on the north coast has been improved by landscaping.