The scale of the travel and tourism industry (Learning Aim C)

Question 1

What are tourist arrivals?

Answer 1

Number of visitors to a destination.

Question 2

What are tourist generators?

Answer 2

Countries that produce outbound tourists (The countries where the tourists come from).

Question 3

What are tourist reciepts?

Answer 3

The amount of money that tourists spend at their destination/country.

Question 4

What is the balance of payments?

Answer 4

Measure of the economic transactions between the UK and the rest of the world, showing the difference between exports and imports.

Question 5

What is gross domestic product (GDP)

Answer 5

The value of all goods and services produced by a country within a given period – shows how productive and wealthy a country is.

Question 6

Indirect employment

Answer 6

Any job in an industry that supports the travel and tourism industry. For example, hospitality and catering.

Question 7

Direct employment

Answer 7

Any job at any level in the travel and tourism industry. For example, airline staff, hotel workers, finance managers for a travel agent.