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Addressing Leakages Between The Tourism Hotel Sector And Other Sectors In The Bahamas, Carlton Derek Russell
Addressing Leakages Between The Tourism Hotel Sector And Other Sectors In The Bahamas, Carlton Derek Russell
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractIn The Bahamas, the hotel sector imports the majority of its goods and services, rather than buying goods and services from local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) at levels that support tourism SMEs sustainability and growth. Termed an economic leakage hotel reliance on imports has negative effects on the development of tourism-related SMEs in Nassau and Paradise Island in The Bahamas. The purpose of this study was to explore and examine why high tourism economic leakages exist between the tourism hotel sector and other sectors in The Bahamas. To address this problem, this case study used a qualitative method approach …