The Jamaican tourism industry is very climate sensitive, and, like most Caribbean islands, Jamaica's main tourism product is coastal, centered on "sun, sea and sand". The island is susceptible to many risks posed by climate change, including sea level rise and extreme events, with resultant impacts ...

Purpose - The study aims to examine Jamaican managers' perceptions of the ten-year master plan (2000) for tourism sustainability and its effectiveness in achieving inclusive, community-based development and growth. The research seeks to determine how much progress has been made and discusses...

Critical approaches to tourism, united by a refusal to conceptualize tourism as mere enjoyment, illustrate how Third World tourism typically involves labour exploitation, unequal gender relations, cultural destruction, and environmental degradation. Researchers presuppose, however, that enjoyment...

This paper examines some of the trends, issues and challenges associated with tourism development in Jamaica. It argues that for the tourism product to be more competitive, there is a need to rethink the kind of tourism product currently on offer to the world. It is being suggested that Jamaican...

This article addresses religious tolerance for Sabbath-keepers in the hospitality industry in the Caribbean. The authors approach this issue by assessing the perception of managers (n=12) in the Jamaican tourism industry on this topic. A major finding was that managers are reluctant to employ...

This paper outlines the effects of the structural adjustment policy programmes of the 1980s on tourism in Jamaica, where tourism has played an increasingly important role in foreign currency generation. Specifically, it outlines the possible effects of the policy programmes on the hotel sector and...

In the course of the nineteenth century, Jamaica transformed itself from a pestilence ridden 'white man's graveyard' to a sun-drenched tourist paradise. Combining economics with political and cultural history, this book examines the changes and explores the growth of the tourist industry into the...

Tourism products that can be distinctively positioned have a competitive advantage. This paper, using data provided by a sample of US travellers, compares the relative positioning of two competing Caribbean destinations: the Bahamas and Jamaica. The results show that the Bahamas has a more positive ...

This chapter outlines the effects of the structural adjustment policy programmes of the 1980s on tourism in one country, Jamaica, where tourism has played an increasingly important role in foreign currency generation. Specifically, it outlines the possible effects of the policy programmes on the...

Jamaican study examines linkages to local suppliers