The Impact of Tourism on Jamaica

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The Impact of Tourism on Jamaica

The aim of this report is to summarise the impact of tourism on

Jamaica. I will outline the affect tourism has on different people,

businesses and the environment. In addition the report will also

include the affects of tourism on the physical environment and the

conflicts that may arise between the damage to the environment and the

creation of wealth and job opportunities in the country.

I will research this by using images, statistics such as graphs,

climate graphs, and questionnaires. I will compare the statistical

information from Montego Bay which is a major city in Jamaica, to the

climate graphs of London, United Kingdom. The questionnaire will be

facts that I have collected and found out on different views and

affects it has on locals, tourists, local businesses, hotels, etc.

The report will contain why tourism is important to Jamaica, the

impact of tourism, why people go there, benefits, negative aspects, my

opinion, questionnaires and statistical information. I will then

summarise everything I have said in the report and will conclude the

report.

â Why is tourism important to Jamaica?

Jamaica is a Less Economically Developed Country (LEDC), even though

it is a major world producer of bauxite, and gains its second largest

source of money in the tourism industry.

Tourism brings many jobs and money (£200 million); however this does

not stay in Jamaica. Tourism is both labour extensive and is

economically good for the country. Many hotel jobs are created, around

6,000 jobs, and if new hotels are built or expanded this creates over

2,000 jobs, this allows local people to get j...

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...ooking area. Also the buildings built need to blend in with the

environment in a cottage style, and not soaring buildings. If there

are tourist accommodations built they should be on new sites, and not

on sites that used to have local homes. Also things like national

parks will attract the tourists to see the exotic animals of Jamaica,

and in a sanctuary they can be preserved.

The Jamaican government needs to stop the sale of their land to

foreign companies, so that these foreign companies can develop.

The Jamaicans could build their own hotels so that the profit remains

in the country and benefits Jamaica. The government could also tax the

foreign companies higher taxes for having businesses in Jamaica. This

money could then be used to improve education, health care, housing,

environment and train local Jamaicans.

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