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Source: The Sunday Gleaner, April 7, 2013
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Killing the goose, crushing the golden egg - One in every three tourists to Jamaica is harassed
Published: Sunday | April 7, 2013
Tourists cruising down White River during their Chukka Cove Adventure Tours' jungle river tubing. - File
Tyrone Reid, Senior Staff Reporter
Since 1996, Jamaican officials have been seeing some success in efforts to reduce the harassment of the millions of tourists who visit the country each year.
At that time, a staggering 60 per cent of visitors to the island complained that they were harassed at some point during their stay.
Now 17 years later almost one-third or 33 per cent of visitors say are harassed during their visit.
Data contained in the latest edition of the Visitor Satisfaction Survey, prepared by the Research and Market Intelligence Unit of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), showed that 31 per cent of tourists complained of being hassled in 2010 and 29 per cent of them sang a similar tune in 2011.
"One-third of the (approximately 3.1 million) visitors in 2011 stated that they experienced some sort of harassment during the time they were in Jamaica. This is a slight decrease of two per cent when compared to 2010," the survey summarised.
The study, also known as the Visitor Opinion Survey, noted that "harassment took place mainly in the street (43%), shopping areas (48%) and at the beach (46%)".
The lion's share of visitors exposed to harassment during their stay said they were "pressured to buy things".
Eighty-six per cent of those who complained of being harassed in 2010 said they were exposed to this aggressive sales pitch. Eighty-four per cent of visitors to the island in 2011 had a similar complaint.
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While the majority of the victims of harassment complained about being pressured to buy legal goods, some 52 per cent of them said they were hassled to buy illegal items.
"There were attempts made to sell more than (of them) half drugs," read a section of the survey.
Seven per cent of visitors who complained about being harassed said they were pushed into a taxi while six per cent of visitors said they were approached with offers of sex.
Continue reading: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/2...ead/lead4.html
For complete news report, please see (http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/2...ead/lead4.html )
Killing the goose, crushing the golden egg - One in every three tourists to Jamaica is harassed
Published: Sunday | April 7, 2013
Tourists cruising down White River during their Chukka Cove Adventure Tours' jungle river tubing. - File
Tyrone Reid, Senior Staff Reporter
Since 1996, Jamaican officials have been seeing some success in efforts to reduce the harassment of the millions of tourists who visit the country each year.
At that time, a staggering 60 per cent of visitors to the island complained that they were harassed at some point during their stay.
Now 17 years later almost one-third or 33 per cent of visitors say are harassed during their visit.
Data contained in the latest edition of the Visitor Satisfaction Survey, prepared by the Research and Market Intelligence Unit of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), showed that 31 per cent of tourists complained of being hassled in 2010 and 29 per cent of them sang a similar tune in 2011.
"One-third of the (approximately 3.1 million) visitors in 2011 stated that they experienced some sort of harassment during the time they were in Jamaica. This is a slight decrease of two per cent when compared to 2010," the survey summarised.
The study, also known as the Visitor Opinion Survey, noted that "harassment took place mainly in the street (43%), shopping areas (48%) and at the beach (46%)".
The lion's share of visitors exposed to harassment during their stay said they were "pressured to buy things".
Eighty-six per cent of those who complained of being harassed in 2010 said they were exposed to this aggressive sales pitch. Eighty-four per cent of visitors to the island in 2011 had a similar complaint.
OFFERED DRUGS FOR SALE
While the majority of the victims of harassment complained about being pressured to buy legal goods, some 52 per cent of them said they were hassled to buy illegal items.
"There were attempts made to sell more than (of them) half drugs," read a section of the survey.
Seven per cent of visitors who complained about being harassed said they were pushed into a taxi while six per cent of visitors said they were approached with offers of sex.
Continue reading: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/2...ead/lead4.html
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