Say No to Jet Skis - Please let your voice be heard

[TAH]

Fred,

Sorry man, it is reality, which may very well be on paper, but reality nevertheless...

http://www.indexmundi.com/jamaica/economy_profile.html

It is reality, but for the island as a whole (which is dominated by Kingston). When you look at individual tourist driven cities/towns, it's very different.

[Rob]

It is reality, but for the island as a whole (which is dominated by Kingston). When you look at individual tourist driven cities/towns, it's very different.

TAH,

Exactly. Although most tourists only see resort towns like Negril, with an entire population of about 6000 residents, tourism makes up the majority of the economy. And is greatly appreciated! But when you consider Kingston, population of about 1,000,000, tourism barely makes even a dent in the economy.

Visitors can get a very exaggerated view of how much tourism supplies to the GDP of the island. 5% is really not that high of a figure. 15% comes from family sending money back to the island in form of Western Union and Moneygram...