The goose that lays the golden eggs.

Fable meaning

ORIGIN.

*Aesop tale. This tale, a man and his wife had the good luck to own a goose that laid a golden egg every day. They soon began to think they were not getting rich fast enough and, thinking the bird must be full of gold, they killed it to get all the gold at once. But when they cut the goose open, there was no gold inside.

*If they hadn't been greedy and killed the goose, it would have kept laying a golden egg every day.

*Meaning

*Meaning: If you kill the goose that lays the golden egg, you destroy something that has made you a lot of money.

*For example:

*The thing that attracted tourists to the island was the peace and quiet. But greedy developers have killed the goose that laid the golden egg by opening noisy nightclubs, and no-one goes there now.

*Which is our goose?

*Tourism- it does not only lay but broods its own eggs

*Tourism has a mirad of benefits, it’s a mother that births many industries

*Transport and communications

*Hospitality sector

*Architecture and engineering feats

*Entertainment and sports

*Agriculture

*Business and financial sector

*Unlocking entreprenuer opportunities

*The golden egg

*Foregn currency earner

*Employment opportunities

*Conservation of historic sites and sensitization

*Multiplier effect and trickling down of the dollar

*Improvement of international relations

*Brand image of destination

*Killing

*Tourism is a dual edged sword- delicate balance between developmnet and environmental integrity. Once crossed killing occurs

*Politics- government protective industrial restrictions, political instability, security ie violence in jamiaca

*Corruption

*Terrorism

*Pollution

*Unwarranted increase of prices during high season

*High employee turn over-affect quality ie naviti islands musket cove

*Tourism policy

*Development management

*Diversification

*Environmental protection and stiff penalties

*Infrustructure development

*Incentives in low seasons

*Graft elimination

*High spendor tourism

*Protecting the goose

*challanges

*Funding for development and diversification

*Government commitment, security, stakeholders

*High operating costs licences, and entry barriers

*Terrorism

*Marketing

*Competition from more established and emerging destinations

*Technology defelopement

*Thank you for that ear