The new route taxi look!

[bksmm]

Tourists in Jamaica who choose to use the route taxies do so because they are reasonably priced. Why would I pay a private cab US $20 for a trip from the Negril beach to the cliffs when a route taxi only costs about US $2? JUTA and the other tour companies may be designed with tourists in mind but they're also designed to make money off tourists. It's been said on this board that the average Jamaican salary is about US $60 per week, so why does a one way, 75 minute trip from the airport to Negril cost the average weekly wage or more?

[Rob]

... It's been said on this board that the average Jamaican salary is about US $60 per week, so why does a one way, 75 minute trip from the airport to Negril cost the average weekly wage or more?

Not only has that been said here, it's the truth. For the average Jamaican, there will never be a need to go to the airport as they will never have the chance to leave the island on a plane.

What you take for granted is nothing but an impossible dream for the average Jamaican.

The local route taxi system is the only way the average Jamaican can afford to get to work or go shopping. It was not designed with tourists in mind.