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Sustainable Tourism
COLBOURNE COLLEGE
SADEKE SMITH
INTRODUCTION
What is Sustainable Tourism?
How can it be achieved in the Caribbean?
INTRODUCTION (cont’d.)
Is it hard to achieve Sustainability?
What are the appropriate policy options and
strategies for achieving Sustainable Tourism in the
Caribbean?
OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

Understand the concept of sustainable tourism
and its relevance to the Caribbean

Identify the value of tourism to Caribbean
economies and the impacts of tourism
(economic, social, cultural and environmental)

Understand what is required for sustainability
and the components of sustainability

Discuss the actions required for achieving
sustainable tourism in the Caribbean
WHAT IS TOURISM?
TOURISM: activities of
persons
traveling to and staying
outside their usual environment
for not more than one
consecutive year for leisure,
business and other purposes
WH0 IS A TOURIST?
 Person
who travels to and stay outside their
usual environment for not more than one
consecutive year for leisure, business and
other purposes
TOURISM’S CONTRIBUTION TO
THE WORLD ECONOMY
Economic
Indicators
% of Total
(2006)
Amount
(2006)
% of Total
(2016)
Amount
(2016)
Contribution
to GDP
3.6
10.3
US$1,754
US$4,964
3.6
10.9
2,969.4 bn
8,972
Employment
2.8
8.7
76.72 mln
234.3mln
2.9
9
89.4 mln
279.3 mln
Visitor
Exports
11.8
US
$1,646.2 bn
10.9
US
$3,468.4 bn
Personal
T&T
Business
T&T
9.5
US$2,844.7
bn
9.8
US$4,916.3
bn
Capital
Investment
9.3
US$1,010.7
bn
9.6
US$2,059.8
bn
Govt.
Operating
Expenditures
3.8
US$300.2
4
US480.9 bn
US675.2 bn
US1,190.3 bn
TOURISM’S CONTRIBUTION TO
THE CARIBBEAN ECONOMY
Economic
Indicators
% of Total
(2006)
Amount (bn) % of Total
(2006)
(2016)
Amount
(2016)
Contribution to
GDP
5.1
16.4
US$11.6
US$37.2
5.8
18.1
US$23.7 bn
US$73.9
Employment
5.1
15.4
881,000
2.6 mln
6.2
18.1
1.2 mln
3.6 mln
Visitor Exports
21.3
US $28.3
22.4
US$58.3 bn
Personal T&T
Business T&T
9.5
US$2,844.7 bn
US675.2 bn
9.8
US$4,916.3 bn
US1,190.3 bn
Capital
Investment
9.3
US$1,010.7 bn
9.6
US$2,059.8 bn
Govt. Operating
Expenditures
9.5
US$2.5 bn
10
US4.8 bn
BENEFITS AND COSTS OF
TOURISM

Tourism is one of the fastest growing industries

Source of foreign exchange and employment in
developing countries

Can contribute positively to socio-economic
development and environmental protection

Uncontrolled tourism growth can cause environmental
degradation , destruction of fragile ecosystems such
as coral reefs and mangroves, and social & cultural
conflict, undermining the basis of tourism
DEFINITIONS
 SUSTAINABLE
TOURISM:
Is the development and Management of
resources in such a manner that economic,
social and aesthetic needs can be fulfilled
while maintaining cultural integrity,
essential ecological processes, biological
diversity and life support systems (World
Tourism Organization)
SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
Sustainable Tourism has 3 main components:
Environmental: Make optimal use of environmental
resources that constitute a key element in tourism
development
Social: Respect the socio-cultural authenticity of
host communities, conserve their built and living
cultural heritage and traditional values.
Economic: Ensure viable, long-term economic
operations, providing socio-economic benefits to all
stakeholders and contributing to poverty alleviation
CONCLUSIONS
 Tourism
is one of the fastest growing
industries in the world
 In
the Caribbean, tourism is highly
dependent on environmental resources
 Uncontrolled
tourism growth can cause
environmental degradation , destruction
of fragile ecosystems such as coral
reefs and mangroves, and social &
cultural conflict, undermining the basis
CONCLUSION
Sustainable tourism is necessary, if tourism is to
make positive impacts in the region and preserve
the natural environment on which it depends.
Can this be achieved in the Caribbean?
Reference
Association of Caribbean States. http://
www.acsaec.org/Tourism/Turagrmtindexeng.htm
Caribbean Tourism Organization. “Caribbean Tourism Organization
Opens 23rd Conference with Challenges to Preserve, Protect & Improve
Product”;
http://travelfile.com/www/custom/1/012/3837/news/opening.ht mlx
The Courier. “Hospitality is Big Business: Jamaica’s Tourist Sector”; n.
138, March-April 1993