Labour Market Forum 2010 - Planning Institute of Jamaica
Labour Market Forum 2010 - Planning Institute of Jamaica
Labour Market Forum 2010 - Planning Institute of Jamaica
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Where are the future job opportunities?<br />
Hospitality<br />
There has been a massive expansion in the number <strong>of</strong> hotel<br />
rooms over the last five years especially by the new Spanish<br />
hotels, the over US$200 million dollar development <strong>of</strong> Falmouth,<br />
and the new Montego Bay Convention Centre open up<br />
opportunities for new attractions.<br />
For example, the town <strong>of</strong> Falmouth will be welcoming mega<br />
cruise ships, each with over 5,000 guests plus crew, on a weekly<br />
basis. These are people with dollars to spend who are looking<br />
for goods to buy and things to do on shore.<br />
Community Tourism <strong>of</strong>fers other opportunities,<br />
as many<br />
travellers want to experience the “Real <strong>Jamaica</strong>” by<br />
participating in activities that <strong>Jamaica</strong>ns engage in. Creating<br />
clean, orderly communities with will drive this development.<br />
<strong>Jamaica</strong>n nurses and doctors have a world-renowned<br />
reputation and this can be leveraged into Health Tourism. India<br />
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