Denbigh Showground: a potential “agri-cultural” attraction concept for tourism in Jamaica
Publication date: 17 October 2012
Abstract
Subject area
The proposed areas of study for this case are strategic management, marketing, tourism planning and development, hospitality management, attraction management and special event planning and management.
Study level/applicability
The case is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing courses in the areas of strategic management, marketing, tourism planning and development, hospitality and tourism management, attraction management and special event planning and management.
Case overview
The Denbigh Showground located in the parish of Clarendon, Jamaica, is the venue of the annual Agricultural and Industrial Show. Three separate studies conducted indicated the need for its development to enable the use of the facility all year round and to contribute to the socio-economic development of the parish. Suggested development options from these studies included a fun and amusement park, a site for eco-tourism and a multi-purpose agri-cultural facility with linkages to the parish's cultural legacies and places of interest. The large land acreage could facilitate its development, making the property a leading “agri-cultural” attraction concept.
Expected learning outcomes
he students should be able to: identify the typology of the Denbigh Showground as an attraction; categorize the product offerings of the Denbigh Showground from a marketing perspective; explain the factors to consider regarding the development of the showground; analyze the socio-economic contributions of the facility to the parish of Clarendon and the community's attitude towards the development of the showground; discuss the potential uses of the Denbigh Showground that can make it a leading international “agri-cultural” attraction; synthesize the concept of sustainable tourism development and its importance to the development and viability of the attraction for future generations; and assess other tourism concepts such as community-based tourism, special interest tourism and alternative tourism and how they relate to the development of the Denbigh Showground.
Social implications
This case study will help students understand the concept of an agri-cultural attraction and its impact on the socio-economic development of the surrounding communities and the country as a whole. The case will contribute to the existing body of knowledge in the areas of community development and residents’ perception regarding tourism development. It offers insights to both potential and current investors; provides practical guidance to the government and other tourism planners to enable better planning for the areas’ future growth and development; and serves as a reference for academicians as well as undergraduate and graduate students.
Supplementary materials
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Acknowledgements
The author is grateful to Kimberly Maragh for giving permission to make reference to her unpublished study and to use some of her literature in this case study. Also to Althea D. Gooden for proof reading the previous study from which some of this material has been extrapolated. The author also thanks the Jamaica Agricultural Society for consenting to the publication of this study.
Citation
Sinclair-Maragh, G. (2012), "Denbigh Showground: a potential “agri-cultural” attraction concept for tourism in Jamaica", , Vol. 2 No. 8. https://doi.org/10.1108/20450621211317654
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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