Tourism: Jamaica

Question 1

Importance of tourism

Answer 1

• in 2018, 30% of jamaicas economy was in tourism
• one in four Jamaicans are employed in tourism
• 4.3 million tourists visited Jamaica in 2017

Question 2

Positive impacts

Answer 2

• job opportunities for locals - directly through working in hotels, running tourist attraction + owning restaurants, indirectly through construction of new resorts, customs + airport staff —> providing stable incomes
• global reputation of Jamaica grows - could benefit politics and future investment opportunities

Question 3

Negative impacts

Answer 3

• the environment is suffering
• large resort construction uses vast volumes of concrete- releasing co2 when produced —> contributing to global warming
• air pollution - tourists travel via taxis, trains and boats - all of which produce emissions
• foreign attention to island has lead to possible exploitation of natural ecosystems such as cockpit country are under threat of bauxite mining