Tourism, Leisure, and Sport

Question 1

What is the difference between a tourist and an excursionist?

Answer 1

Tourists = temporary visitors staying at least 24 hours in the destination for non-work reasons and the purpose of whose journey can be classified in various ways.

Excursionists = temporary visitors staying less than 24 hours in the destination visited and not making an overnight stay (including travelers on cruises).

Question 2

Is tourism basically a products or service industry?

Answer 2

Service

Question 3

What is basically being provided to tourists?

Answer 3

s

Question 4

Are all effects of tourism positive? Could you list some negative effects?

Answer 4

s

Question 5

Could you define tourism with respect to the “travel experience”?

Answer 5

s

Question 6

What is the most popular destination area for a cruise?

Answer 6

The Caribbean

Question 7

Which U.S. cruise ship port services the largest number of passengers and is known as the “Cruise Capital of the World”?

Answer 7

Miami

Question 8

What are the most common cruise lengths?

Answer 8

3, 4 , and 7 days

Question 9

What is the average passenger capacity of a cruise ship built today?

Answer 9

2000

Question 10

What was the major singular event that promoted the growth of the commercial airline industry?

Answer 10

World War 2

Question 11

What kind of demand do business travelers have for rooms?

Answer 11

high

Question 12

Because rooms are “highly perishable” what affect does this have on pricing?

Answer 12

prices go up and down

Question 13

What is clustering?

Answer 13

a

Question 14

What is a continental breakfast?

Answer 14

z

Question 15

What is the multiplier effect and why is it a double-edged sword?

Answer 15

total effect of an external source of money (Double-edged sword)

Question 16

Increase in tourism results has what effect on local prices?

Answer 16

higher prices

Question 17

It is good for an area to be heavily dependent on tourism?

Answer 17

No

Question 18

Describe Social-Psychological Carrying Capacity.

Answer 18

The point at which people’s recreational experience are negatively impacted by the action, behavior, and presence of other people.

Question 19

Does tourism development have only positive effects?

Answer 19

No

Question 20

What are the three major categories of tourism development effects.

Answer 20

Economic, Socio-Cultural, Environmental

Question 21

Double Room

Answer 21

Two person room

Question 22

Penthouse

Answer 22

Suite that opens onto a rooftop

Question 23

Efficiency

Answer 23

with some kitchen facilities (kitchenette)

Question 24

Overbooking

Answer 24

the practice of preselling more rooms than there are to offer (obliged to help overbooked guests to find a room)

Question 25

No Shows

Answer 25

people with reservations that did not show

Question 26

Multiple Reservations

Answer 26

practice of some travelers to protect themselves from overbooking

Question 27

Guaranteed Payment Reservation

Answer 27

guaranteed room, but will have to pay if a “no=show”