Published on : Thursday, December 20, 2018
This happened in spite of Jamaica owned Sandals Resort making headlines in the United States for covering up sexual assaults on tourists on their property. Male prostitutes offering their services to white women is a problem that is relatively unique to Jamaica, and the demand by some female tourists for such services can bring in negative effect on other visiting women, who may be viewed as “easy” by some local men.
For millions of Americans, the Caribbean is a dream vacation destination. Sky blue waters, white-sand beaches, and a laid-back tropical vibe make it an ideal getaway. But a less-pleasant reality sometimes lurks behind the picture-perfect surroundings.
Jamaica is not alone in the world for having a dark side of tourism, it’s also one of the few destinations to understand and correct problems. Jamaica is ready to implement measures that are necessary to make it completely safe for tourists, but also maintaining the fun and cultural uniqueness that Jamaica is known for.
By opening a global tourism resilient center in Jamaica, the island nation is actually becoming the global center for tourism safety, and the man behind it is Jamaica’s tourism minister Edmund Bartlett.
The Jamaica based Tourism Crisis Management Centre is becoming the most significant global institution in the world, for managing resilience and crisis management issues, and it has received a lot of support from a large number of states and major tourism entities across the world.
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