Positives of tourism in Jamaica Negatives of tourism in Jamaica 24% of Jamaica’s GDP comes Tourists do not always spend from tourism. much money outside their 20,000 jobs from tourism have resorts. more money being spent in Tourism jobs are seasonal shops and other businesses. Infrastructure improvements These jobs are better paid are focused around tourist Government has invested in resorts and sites. infrastructure to support Many people in Jamaica still live – tourism multiplier effect in poor quality housing and lack New sewage treatment plants basic services such as have reduced pollution. healthcare whereas Montego Many local people in key tourist Bay is wealthy which causes sites of Montego Bay have tensions witnessed improvements in their Many of the hotels are owned quality of life. by foreign companies e.g. TUI The environment has benefited and money goes back aboard by landscaping and the (economic leakage) designation of nature park e.g. Lots of damaging effects to the Negril Marine National Park has environment e.g. footpath an eco-tourism resort. erosion and Co2 from buses and cars Overall tourism in Jamaica has reduced the development gap by: In 2015, 2.12 million visited Jamaica for the all-year tropical climate. In 2014 tourism contributed 24% of Jamaica’s gross domestic product. This is expected to rise to over 30% by 2024. Tourism income exceeds $2 billion each year. Tourism is the main source of employment – over 200,000 people are employed in the sector. Some LICs and NEEs are experiencing economic development which leads to significant social, environmental and cultural change CASE STUDY = NIGERIA = NEE
Positives of tourism in Jamaica Negatives of tourism in Jamaica 24% of Jamaica’s GDP comes from tourism. 20,000 jobs from tourism have more money being spent in shops and other businesses. These jobs are better paid Government has invested in infrastructure to support tourism – multiplier effect New sewage treatment plants have reduced pollution. Many local people in key tourist sites of Montego Bay have witnessed improvements in their quality of life. The environment has benefited by landscaping and the designation of nature park e.g. Negril Marine National Park has an eco-tourism resort. Tourists do not always spend much money outside their resorts. Tourism jobs are seasonal Infrastructure improvements are focused around tourist resorts and sites. Many people in Jamaica still live in poor quality housing and lack basic services such as healthcare whereas Montego Bay is wealthy which causes tensions Many of the hotels are owned by foreign companies e.g. TUI and money goes back aboard (economic leakage) Lots of damaging effects to the environment e.g. footpath erosion and Co2 from buses and cars Overall tourism in Jamaica has reduced the development gap by: In 2015, 2.12 million visited Jamaica for the all-year tropical climate. In 2014 tourism contributed 24% of Jamaica’s gross domestic product. This is expected to rise to over 30% by 2024. Tourism income exceeds $2 billion each year. Tourism is the main source of employment – over 200,000 people are employed in the sector. Some LICs and NEEs are experiencing economic development which leads to significant social, environmental and cultural change CASE STUDY = NIGERIA = NEE
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