Mass Tourism

Mass tourism is when large numbers of tourists visit the same destination.

Case Study: Jamaica, Negril in the Caribbean is one example of a LEDC resort that receives large numbers of tourists.

• Tourism brings jobs and employment for a range of people.
• People who previously survived on subsistence agriculture..gain regular work with a more reliable wage.
• Construction jobs; building new hotels ,roads and the appropriate infrastructure, often goes to local people.
• New leisure facilities are developed that can be used by the locals as well as the tourists.
• The multiplier effect will help to expand and develop the economy of the host country.

• Jobs are often only seasonal especially in winter sport areas.
• Local people may find themselves out of work in the off-season periods.
• The tourist industry is dominated by large companies who sell package holidays. Local people benefit less because the companies employ their own workers.
• Most of the the jobs in the tourst industry are low-paid, with unsociable hours and are often menial.
• Profits made by the travel companies more often go back to the MEDC at the expense of the host country.
• Tourists can be narrow-minded and often prefer familar food, so much food is imported rather than being locally produced.