Tourism

Question 1

All inclusive

Answer 1

A package holiday which includes the costs of meals and entertainment as well as accommodation and transport

Question 2

Bumsters

Answer 2

The Gambian term for beach boys who may sell cheap goods, beg or harass tourists

Question 3

Butler Tourist Resort Life Cycle Model

Answer 3

A model which shows the growth and decline of many mass tourism resorts, through the six stages of exploration, involvement, development, consolidation, stagnation and decline (or rejuvenation)

Question 4

Community tourism

Answer 4

Holiday activities which are locally-owned businesses (reducing leakage) and which may focus on the culture or history of an area

Question 5

Conservation

Answer 5

The careful and planned use of resources in order to maintain and manage the natural environment for future generations

Question 6

Downmarket drift

Answer 6

A tourist resort in stagnation becomes the scene for low-cost holidays such as stag and hen weekends, which may fuel a negative spiral of antisocial behaviour and resort decline

Question 7

Ecotourism

Answer 7

Responsible travel to natural places which conserves the environment and sustains the well-being of local people

Question 8

Extreme environments

Answer 8

Locations with difficult physical characteristics where tourism has only recently developed, attracting tourists who are seeking somewhere with physical challenges

Question 9

Honeypot sites

Answer 9

Locations which attract large numbers of tourists. They may be encouraged by planners as a way to concentrate tourists into manageable areas and reduce pressures on surrounding fragile environments

Question 10

Human resources

Answer 10

Tourist attractions which have been made by people, such as the Blackpool Tower and Sea Life Centre

Question 11

Leakage

Answer 11

A proportion of the money from tourism large the local area, eg. in profits of international tour operators or because food for tourists is imported from elsewhere

Question 12

Mass tourism

Answer 12

Tourism on a large scale in one country or region, with many tourists and extensive tourist facilities eg. large hotels and resorts

Question 13

Multiplier effect

Answer 13

Money spent by tourists has wider benefits as it is re-spent in the local economy, creates indirect employment, and investment in infrastructure benefits other economic sectors

Question 14

National park

Answer 14

Areas of England and Wales with exceptional landscapes (eg. Lake District), which are managed to protect the environment and support tourism

Question 15

Package holiday

Answer 15

The cost of the holiday organised by the travel agent or tour operator includes both flights and accommodation

Question 16

Physical resources

Answer 16

Natural features of an area which might attract tourists, including landscapes (eg. beaches, mountains), ecosystems such as rainforest or tropical grasslands, and sunny climates

Question 17

Sherpa

Answer 17

The group of people who are often employed as porters in mountaineering expeditions and adventure holidays in Nepal

Question 18

Stewardship

Answer 18

Responsible management and care for the environment

Question 19

Sustainable development

Answer 19

Economic activities which meet today’s needs without wasting resources or creating pollution which will damage the environment for future generations

Question 20

Adventure tourism

Answer 20

A type of tourism which. Is growing in popularly involving exploration or travel to remote/exotic/possibly hostile areas