Mass tourism in Jamaica
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- Created on: 29-05-15 17:46
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- Mass tourism in Jamaica
- Positive impacts
- Environment
- Ecotourism is offered in certain areas which helps to preserve the local environment.
- Ecotourism utilises the inland area of the island as well as parts of the coast, spreading tourists further around the island, thus reducing the impacts of mass tourism.
- Economic
- Tourism is the country's second biggest earner and provides 220,000 jobs directly.
- Other local industries depend on tourism and create jobs inderectly.
- Tourism expenditure per person is about US$931.
- Tourism in Jamaica contributes US$1.3bn to the economy which is a 20% contrbution to GDP.
- The style of holiday provides greater interaction with local people and visitors get a clearer idea of local life.
- Visitors support local businesses.
- Environment
- Negative impacts
- Environment
- Coastal vegetation is removed to build hotels, harming wildlife like fish.
- Land for massive hotels takes away land from farmers.
- Water use also increase for drinking water, washing and recreation, which takes water away from locals.
- Water sports damage coastal reefs so Jamaica is losing its natural beauty and heritage.
- Economic
- Environment
- Responses
- In an attempt to make tourism more sustainable in Jamaica, Jamaica is branching tourism out into community tourism in aim to directly benefit locals.
- Eco tourism is increasing in the inland area of Blue Mountains with low densities and ecolodges.
- Positive impacts
- Many hotels discharge untreated sewage, causing damage to the environment.
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