Tourism Development

Question 1

What is the term MEDC?

Answer 1

More Economically Developed Country

Question 2

What is the term LEDC?

Answer 2

Less Economically Developed Country

Question 3

Give a name of a country that is an MEDC?

Answer 3

United Kingdom, Germany, France, China, Australia and Dubai.

Question 4

Give a name of a country that is an LEDC?

Answer 4

Kenya, India, Pakistan, Mexico and Kerala.

Question 5

What does the term niche mean?

Answer 5

Niche tourism - Number of tourists is spread out evenly throughout the year.

Question 6

What does the term mass mean?

Answer 6

Mass tourism - There is a sudden arrival of tourists in an area.

Question 7

Which rate does an MEDC have?

Answer 7

Mass

Question 8

Which rate does an LEDC have?

Answer 8

Niche

Question 9

What are the 3 agents of tourism development?

Answer 9

Private, Public and Voluntary.

Question 10

What is the aim of the private sectors?

Answer 10

Their aim is to earn profit.

Question 11

What is the aim of the public sector?

Answer 11

Their aim is to educate and provide a service to the public.

Question 12

What is the aim of the voluntary sector?

Answer 12

Their aim is to raise awareness.

Question 13

Which sectors don’t aim to make profit?

Answer 13

Public & Voluntary sector.

Question 14

Which sector aims to make profit?

Answer 14

Private sector.

Question 15

What agents are part of the private sector?

Answer 15

Hotel Developers, Landowners, Development companies, Consultancies, Sponsors, Leisure organisations, National Government, National tourists boards, English Heritage, Tourist Information Centres and UNESCO.

Question 16

What does UNESCO stand for?

Answer 16

United Nations of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

Question 17

How many tourist boards does the UK have?

Answer 17

4.

Question 18

What are the 4 tourist boards in the UK?

Answer 18

Visit Britain, Visit Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.

Question 19

What agents are part of the voluntary sector?

Answer 19

Community groups, Pressure groups, English a Heritage Site, National Trust and Tourism Concern.

Question 20

What are the 4 objectives of tourism development?

Answer 20

1) Economic.
2) Environmental.
3) Socio-cultural.
4) Political.

Question 21

What are the economic objectives?

Answer 21

1) Creation of jobs both indirect and direct.
2) Increasing foreign currency earning to contribute to the GDP.
3) Bringing in tourist who spend money locally and contribute to the multiplier effect.
4) Increasing income for commercial operators.
5) Increasing foreign currency from overseas tourists.
6) Expenditure encourages investments by private sector developer.

Question 22

What does indirect employment mean?

Answer 22

Indirect employment is people who make money from the direct employees.

Question 23

What does the direct employment mean?

Answer 23

Direct employment is people who work directly with the tourists.

Question 24

What does the term expenditure mean?

Answer 24

Expenditure is the amount of money spent.

Question 25

What does GDP stand for and what does is mean?

Answer 25

Gross Domestic Product, it is the total value of goods provided in a country in a year.

Question 26

What does the term balance of payment mean?

Answer 26

Balance of payment is how the government calculates how much money is coming from foreigners and is leaving.

Question 27

What is the multiplier effect?

Answer 27

Multiplier effect is how many times money is spent by a tourist that moves through a country's economy.

Question 28

What are the 3 environmental objectives?

Answer 28

1) Habitat preservation for wildlife in an area, 2) Regeneration and conservation of natural environment. 3) Environmental education.

Question 29

What are the 4 socio-cultural objectives?

Answer 29

1) Improving the quality of life for the local population. 2) Providing community facility. 3) Promoting cultural understanding between local and tourists. 4) Revival of traditional activities to create a sense of identity.

Question 30

What are the 2 political objectives?

Answer 30

1) Creating a national identity to boost domestic morale. | 2) Enhancing the image of an area.

Question 31

What is sustainable tourism?

Answer 31

Sustainable tourism aims to balance the requirements of tourists with the needs of local communities and to protect the environment.

Question 32

What are the 4 principles of sustainable tourism?

Answer 32

1) Tourism should provide employment for the local to create a link between tourism and local businesses. 2) The community should maintain control of tourism development. 3) A code of practice should be established for tourism. 4) Education and training programmes to improve natural resources.

Question 33

What is destination management?

Answer 33

Destination management is managing the positive and negative impacts.

Question 34

What are the aims of destination management?

Answer 34

1) To MAXIMISE positive impacts. | 2) To MINIMISE negative impacts.

Question 35

How do you maximise the positive impacts?

Answer 35

1) Tourism education. 2) Widen access to facilities. 3) Staff training and development. 4) Invest the income from tourists in public.

Question 36

How do you minimise the negative impacts?

Answer 36

1) Have control when planning. 2) Use the principles of sustainable tourism. 3) Manage visitors numbers and traffic effectively. 4) Assess any environmental impact.

Question 38

What are the negative economic impacts?

Answer 38

1) The living cost will increase. 2) Taxes will increase. 3) Leakage will occur. 4) There will be a decline in employment.

Question 39

What are the positive environment impacts?

Answer 39

1) The landscape is preserved. 2) Wildlife and the environment is conserved. 3) Areas are regenerated. 4) Building regulations have been set up.

Question 40

What are the negative environmental impacts?

Answer 40

1) Traffic congestion will occur. 2) Destruction of natural wildlife. 3) Water and air pollution will occur. 4) Erosion of natural resources.

Question 41

What are the positive socio-cultural impacts?

Answer 41

1) Teaching tourist about the locals. 2) Provisions of community facilities and public services. 3) Preservation of culture.

Question 42

What are the negative socio-cultural impacts?

Answer 42

1) Loss of cultural identity. 2) Crime will increase. 3) Family structures will change. 4) Social problems may occur.

Question 43

What parties are involved in a triangular relationship?

Answer 43

1) Host. 2) Tourists. 3) Agents.

Question 44

What does the host contribute to tourism development?

Answer 44

The host accepts the tourists into the area and they work with the agents to make sure that tourism training takes place.

Question 45

What does the tourist contribute to tourism development?

Answer 45

The tourists spend money into the local area and they mix with the local population.

Question 46

What does the agents contribute to tourism development?

Answer 46

The agents assist the planning of areas, infrastructures and access.

Question 48

What are the positive economic impacts?

Answer 48

1) Increased income. 2) Employment creation. 3) Infrastructure will be improved. 4) The creation of the multiplier effect.