Jamaica Case Study

• jamaica is in north america, surrounding countries are haiti and cuba and it is surrounded by the caribbean sea
• jamaica used to be an LIC but has since progressed in recent years to become an NEE
• positives of tourism:

  • tourism is one of jamaica's top sources of income
  • thousands of jamaican's work directly/indirectly in tourism
  • tourism benefits local farmers through the sale of produce to hotels
  • investment in infrastructure to accommodate tourists. port facilities/airports have been expanded
  • contributed 1.2 billion to the economy
• how tourism is being managed:

  • jamaica is branching tourism out to community tourism (tourists stay with locals in their home)
  • they're promoting ecotourism (better for environment)
  • trying to promote positive aspects of jamaican culture (bob marley)
  • trying to encourage people to visit yearly
  • entry fees on national parks which goes to the conservation of the parks
• negatives of tourim:

  • jamaica is dependent on it and if tourism numbers fall the economy will to
  • many of the jobs are seasonal
  • large TNCs such as Tui organise the holidays and the locals don't profit from this
  • local employees are paid low wages whereas foreign managers earn lots
  • more pollution/litter