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Jamaica
Management for Sustainable Tourism in Jamaica
Limit the development of mass tourism to existing resorts such as Ocho Rios.
Spread small-scale tourism to other parts of the island.
Involve the local people more.
Community Tourism
Local people running small-scale guesthouses.
This helps to bring tourists to less developed towns, such as Port Antonio, without mass tourism’s negative effects.
Responsible Tourism
This involves local people and aims to do as little harm as possible for example:
Local guides: takes visitors off the beaten track attractions.
Signposting local food and crafts- tourists are encouraged to buy from Jamaican traders.
Employment of local staff – this occurs in smaller inland hotels, they also use locally grown food.
Tourists and local people to communicate- this happens through Jamaican tourist board’s ‘Meet the People’ website initiative. This helps visitors and locals help each other, which is an important benefit.
Educating tourists and locals- this helps them both avoid the negative impacts.
Con of Tourism in Jamaica:
The behavior of some tourists clashes with the island’s traditional morals; people have a negative levels of violent crime and harassment
The Great Morass wetland has been partly drained to reclaim land for hotels in Negril.
There is cultural pollution/dilution; Jamaica has a problem with sex tourism and a problem with drugs.
Many of the jobs are seasonal so people can become unemployed.
Large TNCs such as Virgin Holidays organize the holidays and make most of the money – so the profits go out of Jamaica and into HICs – Economic Leakage.
Land for the massive hotels takes away land from farmers. Water use increases – taking water away from local people.
Tourist destinations attract more people – therefore businesses inland lose out. Inequalities with other parts of the country increase.
Mass tourism has mostly affected the areas around Jamaica’s north coast resorts, east of Negril and as far as Ocho Rios.
They have become built up, congested and polluted. Most tourists arrive at Montego Bay’s international airport.
Their environmental impact on Jamaica begins here, although their journey this far has already made a difference to each person’s carbon footprint.
Pro of Tourism in Jamaica:
Many of the 2.7 million people depend on tourism for all or part of their income. Direct employment in the industry amounted to 82,000 (7% of total employment)
Tourism benefits many sections of the economy as people spend money in bars, restaurants and other local businesses. Tourism has a positive multiplier effect
In 2019, Jamaica received 4.2 million annual tourists, doubling the number of visitors from 20 years ago. Travel and tourism accounted, directly and indirectly, for nearly 34 % of the Jamaica’s GDP. This has helped central and local government fund social policies.
Jamaica is a relatively poor country- its GDP is only about US$5,582 per person per year in 2019, compared with the UK’s US$42,000.
Basic Facts:
Jamaica is the third largest of the Caribbean Islands, and the largest English-Speaking island in the Caribbean Sea