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Jamacia Flashcards

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Jamaica : context

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  • famed for beautiful beaches
  • 4th largest Caribbean island
  • tropical hot climate
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By How much as tourists increased in Jamaica

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  • 1955: 500k tourists
  • 2017: 4million
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How many Jamaicans are employed because of tourism

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200,000 directly in hotels, transport and attractions and indirectly in banking, trading and manufacturing

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What is a development gap

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Difference in development from poor and rich countries

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What is Jamaicas top source in revenue

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Tourism

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How does tourism benefit infrastructure

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Governments invest in building and improving infrastructure to accommodate tourist

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How does tourism benefit farmers

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They sell produce to hotels

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Evidence to support that govts are focusing on accommodating tourists rather than citizens

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They expanded ports, and airports however waited much longer to improve quality of roads

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