Caribbean Economic Development
Instructions:
Students are to select two Caribbean nations to compare and contrast. Powerpoint Presentation should be only fifteen (15) minutes long.
Tourism Industry: Strategy for Growth and Development
1. explain the term tourism – international and domestic
2. identify the linkages across the economy with tourism
agriculture, transport, attractions (tourism multiplier concept)
3. evaluate the negatives behind the current tourism models on the region
4. assess the contribution of tourism to the region’s growth and development
Content:
1. Tourism – definition and meaning
2. Tourism multiplier linkages – foreign exchange, employment, all the direct and indirect gains
3. Costs of tourism – environmental, social (gambling, prostitution, HIV/AIDS, tourism
harassment)
4. Community tourism vs all-inclusive model of tourism other tourism niche areas (eco-tourism)