Test #2 Revision Flashcards
3 kinds of economic impacts (skateboard)
- direct
- indirect
- induced
paying a motel owner would be which type of economic impact?
DIRECT - money is going into the local economy via initial tourism spending
the hotel owner buying a skateboard would be which type of economic impact?
INDUCED - recirculation of that dollar within a community
the hotel owner purchases food to feed you - which type of economic impact is this?
INDIRECT - money is being spent for the tourist’s needs
name some examples of positive economic impacts of tourism
- increased employment service sector jobs
-provides business opportunities - multiplier effect
- diversification of economy
- B2B partnerships
- encouraging regional, national investment
- higher standard of living
- improved local economy
- housing development
how would you describe the multiplier effect?
indicates the influence of national income generated by the influence of the tourism expenditure on the activity of ht productive sectors.
Positive feedback loop where money is re-circulated and benefits local economies.
Name a few big negative impacts of tourism?
- large monetary investment (hard infrastructure, logistics, marketing, financial
- increased cost of living
- marginal employment
- uncontrolled growth
- demand on public facilities
- vulnerability to shifts if over-dependent
- economic leakage
what is this definition? “____ occurs when money is not being used elsewhere in the economy”
economic leakage
what is this definition? “_____” occurs when tourist demand standards of equipment, food and other products that the host company cannot supply”
import leakage
What is this definition? “_____ occurs when overseas investors who finance the restore and hotels take profits back to their country of origin”
export leakage
A US-based country operates and owns a hotel in Spain - what type of economic leakage is this?
export leakage - the money is being sent OUT
a resort in the Maldives is offering tourists a rare wine from Australia - what kind of economic leakage is this?
import leakage - they brought it IN
what is this definition? “_____ is deceptive marketing in which a product, service, or company is presented as being superior in terms of climate change and the environment without providing sufficient evidence to support these claims”
greenwashing!
What is this an example of? “travellers go on a tour that’s more harmful than stated”
greenwashing!
What is this an example of? “Branding has been done to convey a message that this new product is eco-friendly…but it isn’t”
greenwashing!!
Companies do this to claim they support a worthy, environmentally-benefitting, cause…
greenwashing!
is it greenwashing if it’s unintentional?
YES
these are all impacts of what? “_____” causes customers suffering, businesses to jeopardize the credibility of their future products, and cause consumers to be unable to make enviro. conscious decisions”
Greeeeeenwashing!
___ is the use of words/terms that have no clear meaning (e.g. “eco-friendly”) (GREENWASHING)
Fluffy language
an efficient lightbulb being made in a factory that pollutes rivers would be an example of ______. (GREENWASHING)
Green products versus dirty company
green pictures that indicate an (un-justified) green impact, like flowers out of an exhaust pipe, would be an example of what? (GREENWASHING)
Suggestive pictures
emphasizing one time green attribute when everything else is NOT green…. (GREENWASHING)
irrelevant claims
declaring you are greener than the rest or that you’re…… ______ (GREENWASHING)
best-in-class
the falsification of pillars or criteria for ecotourism is an example of….
greenWaShING!
