Tourism

Question 1

Define tourism

Answer 1

Tourism is the movement of people from their usual place of abode or residence to another destination(s) for reasons such as recreation, vacation, sports and leisure

Question 2

Why do persons do tourism

Answer 2

(1) recreations
(2) vacation
(3) sports
(4) leisure activity

Question 3

Most tourism products are intangible, which means they cannot be held or handled and therefore cannot be taken back with the tourist to their home. True or False

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Tourism products are mostly to do with ____ and ____and similar ____ experiences, which create pleasant emotions and feelings

Answer 4

Tourism products are mostly to do with sights and sounds and similar sensory experiences, which create pleasant emotions and feelings

Question 5

Name traditional tourism products

Answer 5

• focused on natural resources of ‘sun, sea and sand’
• sun - warm weather conditions
• sea- attractive marine environment
• sand - excellent beaches

Question 6

Explain 3 types of tourists and give examples

Answer 6

1) international - travels outside geographical region of their home country
2) regional - travels to places within same geographical region
3) domestic - travels within their own country

Question 7

Explain 2 ways the government can maintain our tourism products

Question 8

Which factors influence the development of tourism in a country?

Answer 8

1) Accessibility
2) availability, cost and quality of services
3) safety and security
4) political stability
5) infrastructure
6) airports and sea ports

Question 9

Name new tourism products

Answer 9

1. nature/eco-tourism e.g. Wild Fowl Trust, Caroni Bird Sanctuaty, Asa Wright Nature Centre
2. sport tourism
3. health tourism
4. cultural/heritage tourism
5. music festivals e.g. Tobago Jaz Festival, Reggae Sumfest (Jamaica)
6. special events - conferences, golf tournaments, regattas, international sporting fixtures

Question 10

What is eco-tourism

Answer 10

Engaging in tourist activities without destroying the natural environment

Question 11

What are excursionists

Answer 11

Individuals who visit a place but don’t sleep away from the destination e.g. a cruise or a yacht

Question 12

a regional tourist is …

Answer 12

A regional tourist is a person within the same geographical location e.g. Trinidad and Tobago to Guyana

Question 13

Difference between tourist and visitor

Answer 13

• depends on length of stay in a given destination
• Visitor = person who stays for less than 24 hours
• tourist stays for more than 24 hours but less than 1 year

Question 14

Explain what is an international tourist

Answer 14

An international tourist is a tourist who travels outside the geographical location of their home country e.g. Barbados to Miami

Question 15

Define a domestic tourist

Answer 15

Someone who travels within their country

Question 16

Define host country

Answer 16

The host country is the country to which the tourists are travelling

Question 17

What is the supply country

Answer 17

Supply country is the country in which tourists normally reside

Question 18

factors that influence the developent of tourism in the supply country

Answer 18

• tourists have **disposable income **that allows them to travel on holiday
• aware of the destination by tourism promotes and travel agens
• have detailed information about transportation, accomodation, attractions and amenities at the destination
• easy access to affordable and reliable transportation to and from the destination

Question 19

factors that influence the developent of tourism in the host country

Answer 19

• accessibility - airports, direct flights, sea port
• availability, cost and quality of tourist services
• perception of safety and security
• political stability
• infrastructure - sanitation, road network for travel and food delivery, electricity supply, modern internet, telecommunicatins systems
• airports and seaports

Question 20

Name 5 ways in which tourism contributes to the country

Answer 20

(1) foreign exchange earnerfor government
(2) employment - direct and indirect - in agriculture, transportaion, constructions, distribution, general services
(3) Landing fees and docking fees
(4) government revenue from taxes on goods and services purchased by tourists
(5) import duties onitems brought into the country for the tourism industry

Question 21

Resort areas that include hotels and similar accomodation, food courts, restaurants, shopping malls, places of entertainment - what type of tourism

Answer 21

• all-inclusive tourism
• everyting tht a tourist will need during their stay is provided within the resort