mass tourism

Mass Tourism - Large numbers of tourists coming to one area . 

Case study - Negril beach resort in Jamaica. A high amount of tourists go scuba diving in the seas this is killing coral by touching and accidental pollution and people taking coral as souvenirs.

• brings jobs and employment to a range of people

• people gain regular work and a reliable wage 

• construction jobs go to local people - buliding new : hotels, roads, infrastructure 

• new leisure facilites for tourists and locals

• The multiplier effect will help the economy of the host country 

• tourist jobs are often seasonal so the local people are out of work in the off season 

• Tourist industry dominated by large companies who employ their own workers not local people 

• Most jobs are low pay with unsociable hours and are menial 

• Profits made by the travel companys go back to the MEDC at the expense of the host country 

• Tourists can be narrow minded and prefer familiar foods so are imported rather than locally provided 

• New hotels are built to corporate design and ruin the local enironment or change the characteristics of the destination