Carnival Cruise @ Haiti
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well this article just points out a huge social irony...similar in tone to the bank bonus anger....millions suffer while the rich play.
And hardly any of the money spent at most of the resorts in the Caribbean and Latin America actually stays in the community. There was a study done on this in 2004 (cant find the link, sorry, i think it was this; http://www.springerlink.com/cont…) ...
Costa Rica was ranked best with something like 20% of ever dollar spent, actually ending up in the local economy.....Hati was the lowest, with something like .1% contributing to the community.If you stay at a American or European owned resort, eat food brought in from over seas, drink foreign bought water and drinks, and all the workers are paid a pittance...what positive contribution are you actually making to the local economy?