How does tourism benefit jamaican economy?
Tourists make money - tourists go to Jamaica - tourists spend money in Jamaica - Jamaicans make money
In a supply and demand model, tourists provide demand for Jamaican supplies. They can buy goods and services directly from Jamaicans, pay taxes to the Jamaican government, and pay fees to Jamaican companies. Even foreign companies operating in Jamaica still make some contribution to the Jamaican economy in this way. There are far more tourists spending money in Jamaica than any other significant (legitimate) industry provides, and it is safe to say that if all or even some of the visitors to Jamaica went somewhere else (let's say they all go to the Bahamas next year), there would be massively reduced demand, then the economy of Jamaica would suffer.
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