Jamaica

Question 1

Facts?

Answer 1

• Is a Carribean island nation with a pop of around 2.8 million
• Is NEE with a GDP per head of $4,868.25 (2016)
• Attractive, sandy beaches, warm climate and beautiful landscapes attract tourists throughout the year. Ecotourism is also a growing industry
• In 201, attracted over 2 mill tourists

Question 2

Jamaica’s development gap?

Answer 2

Over last 30 years, J has suffered high levels of debt, crime, poverty, and youth unemployment

To improve it’s economy, J gov launched Vision 2030 in 2016 - this scheme aims to make J ‘the place of choice, to live, work, do business, and rasie families’. Some of it’s stratergeis include:

• Promoting tourism and investment in businesses and communities
• Developing new markets for health and wellness, yatching and sports tourism
• Creating more links between tourism and Industies such as manufacturing and agriculture

Question 3

Positive effects of tourism?

Answer 3

• Tourism accounts for around 15% of J’s GDP and over 50% of foreign invstment
• there were around 300,000 jobs linked to tourism in 2016
• Higher employment means that J’s have more money to spend, boosting economy
• Sustainable enviornmental tourist attractions such as Blue Mountain National Park attract many visitors

Question 4

Negative effects of tourism?

Answer 4

• Some jobs may be temporary or seasonal leaving many unemployed when needs change
• J’s ;location makes it vunerable to extreme weather events, such as hurricanes - diff to attract tourists in certain seasons
• Construction of large hortels and resorts limits farmland for locals
• This highest wages often go to managers from HICs, local susually low paid. Hotels and resorts owned by TNC’s earn most of profits