Geography Tourism Jamaica
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- Created on: 05-12-15 11:11
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- Mass Tourism - Jamaica
- Attractions
- Blue Mountains National Park - 800 plant and 200 bird species
- Bob Marley's House
- Negril Beach - 7 miles of beach. Snorkeling, fishing and water sports
- Rose Hall Great house - a restored plantation house
- Economic Impacts
- Positive
- Businesses provide employment for locals
- Taxes paid by businesses, workers and tourists allow Jamaica to develop
- Tourist workers gain transferable skills - opportunities for development
- Tourism businesses are profitable
- Negative
- Jobs are seasonal
- Tourist attractions attract people from poorer inland areas - they get poorer
- Foreign workers send money home
- Less tax is paid - economic leakage
- Less development
- Foreign companies take money out of Jamaica (profit leakage)
- Less tax is paid - economic leakage
- Foreign companies take money out of Jamaica (profit leakage)
- Positive
- Environmental Impacts
- Coral reefs damaged by jet skis and boat anchors
- Aeroplanes, cars and taxis emit greenhouse gases
- Beach erosion
- Great Morass wetland partly drained to make room for hotels
- Management
- Smaller inland hotels employ local people
- No profit/ economic leakage as locals keep money in the local area
- The taxes locals pay go to the development of Jamaica
- No profit/ economic leakage as locals keep money in the local area
- Educate tourists about the negative effects of tourism
- They will become passionate about not damaging the environment
- The raised awareness will mean tourists are more careful = less damage
- They will become passionate about not damaging the environment
- Tourists encouraged to buy local food and goods
- This supports local businesses and prevents profit leakage
- Jamaica develops
- This supports local businesses and prevents profit leakage
- Encourage growth in inland areas, not just coastal resorts
- Gap in wealth between areas diminishes
- Damage to the environment in coastal areas is lessened
- Smaller inland hotels employ local people
- Attractions
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