Jamaica welcomes 1.9million cruise ship passengers per year. On average, do cruise ship passengers spend more or less than long-stay passengers?

In an interview in the Jamaica Observer of Tuesday, September 19, 2023. The Opposition Leader Mark Golding spoke below. Our economy, as everyone knows, has become heavily dependent on tourism. It is a major contributor to the GDP and employment. It is one of the country's fastest-growing industries that directly employs 175,000 Jamaicans and generates indirect employment for another 354,000 people. Yet tourism should be contributing far more to the national economy," Golding said. "Most of the earnings from tourism never come into Jamaica. The larger hotels have adopted an enclave model where guests enjoy their entire visit by staying within the hotel or going on tours organized by the hotel. This means the benefits of the sector do not sufficiently drive the local economy, even though significant portions of taxpayer dollars are being spent on advertising Jamaica to promote the industry," he argued. Do you believe that the All-inclusive concept being referred to as the “Enclave model” has helped or hindered Jamaica’s tourism's contribution to the national economy? Discuss! Be sure to include evidence of research and it MUST include one book reference.

What percentage of Jamaica's GDP was reliant of tourism in 2018?

You're an analyst for Royal Caribbean, a primary cruise line servicing the Caribbean Sea. In 2021, the price of a seven-day Caribbean cruise was $1,500 per ticket. A year later, as demand increased as COVID cases fell, the price per person rose to $2,000 per ticket. The accompanying table provides information on the supply of cruise travel.Cruise fare (price per ticket)Quantity supplied (number of tickets)$00$500750$1,0001,500$1,5002,250$2,0003,000$2,5003,750If the marginal cost of providing a ticket on a cruise for one traveler is $1,200, what was the change in producer surplus from 2021 to 2022?Question 12Answera.$1.7 millionb.$4.2 millionc.$0d.$2.1 million

How many job opportunities are provided in Jamaica's tourism industry?

The Which group of visitors would contribute most to the hotel occupancy (2 marks) 4. Name TWO (2) categories of workers in the tourist industry who are likely to benefit most from cruise ship visitors. (2 marks) 5. State TWO (2) reasons why most governments in the Caribbean seek to develop their tourist industry. (2 marks) Using the information in the column ‘origin’ , write two sentences for the visitors to: (4 marks) (a) Antigua (b) Jamaica (a) Identify THREE (3) job opportunities available in the tourist industry. (b) Name THREE (3) supporting services for the tourist industry.