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IGCSE '24 > Travel & Tourism > Flashcards

Travel & Tourism Flashcards

1
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What’s a destination

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A place that a tourist visits

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2
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What is resilience & give an example

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The ablility to continue after a bad event (e.g. a resilient destination can recover from a severe storm)

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3
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What is a tourist?

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A person who travels temporarily from one place to another

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4
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What is tourism?

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The business of providing services such as transport, accommodation & entertainment for tourists

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5
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What’s domestic tourism?

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A type of tourism where tourists travel within their country of residence.

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6
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List 3 advantages of domestic tourism

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The are no language barriers
The currency is the same
The culture is similar
No travel documentation is required
Tourist can use their own transport

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What is inbound tourism?

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A type of tourism where tourists travel to a country

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What is a source market?

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The country that inbound tourist have travelled from

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What are touristor arrivals?

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The number of international visitors who travel to a country during a given time

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What is outbound tourism?

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A type of tourism where tourists travel out of their country of residence

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What is international tourism?

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When a tourist travels internationally

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12
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What is a day trip?

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When a tourist travels for less than 24 hours

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What is a short break?

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When a tourist travels for four nights or less

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14
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What is a long haul flight?

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A flight last longer than 6 hours

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15
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What is leisure travel?

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When someone travels with the intent of leisure, enjoyment & recreation

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16
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What is business travel?

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When a person travels with the purpose of work to attend a meeting, an incentive trip, a conference or an exhibition

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17
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What is VFR travel?

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When someone travels with the purpose of visiting people (e.g. Friends & Family)

18
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What is Special Interest travel?

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This is the provision of customized tourism activities that caters to the specific interests of groups and individuals.

19
Q

Give an example of special interest travel?

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Religious reasons
Adventure
Cultural reasons
Sports
Health & Wellbeing

20
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What is sustainablity?

A

Our ability to sustain/conserve the environment & peoples way of life into the future

21
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What is sustainable travel & tourism?

A

going to visit places in ways to help sustain/conserve the environment & peoples way of life into the future

22
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what is eco-freindly?

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describes products & behavior’s that do little/no harm to the environment

23
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What is eco-tourism?

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Visiting a destination to enjoy the natural environment without causing any damage to is

24
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What is responsible tourism?

A

Behaving respectfully towards the environment & local people

25
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What is a tour guide?

A

A person who shows tourists around a destination

26
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Give 2 examples of how tourists can be responsible?

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Do not litter
Hire a local tour guide
Do not make too much noise
Spend money in locally owned stores

27
Q

What’s a flyer?

A

A 1 page piece of promotional material

28
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What’s a tourist information center?

A

An office where useful information is made available to tourists

29
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What are products?

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Goods/Services that are sold or made available to tourists

30
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What are goods?

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Tangible objects that you can touch & store

31
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What is a service?

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An action done on your behalf

32
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What are intangible?

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Describes something that you can’t touch

33
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What’s perishable?

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Describes something that can’t be touched/stored.

34
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What is seasonality?

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The way in which tourism demand changes throughout a year

35
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What is the peak seaon?

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The time when travel & tourism have the greatest demand

36
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What is the off-peak season?

A

the time when travel & tourism have the least demand

37
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How can travel & tourism organisations appeal to tourist when demand is low

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Reducing the price of services
Providing different facilities/activities for different weather
Providing all weather facilities
Hosting events & festivals
Attracting other types of tourists who are able to travel during the off-peak season

38
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What does dynamic mean?

A

Constantly changing

39
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What is a hotel?

A

A place where tourists can pay to stay.

40
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What is price sensitive?

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This describes someone whose decisions are greatly influenced by price. They are unlikely to buy an expensive product.

41
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What is a museum?

A

A place that holds historical, cultural, artistic or other artefacts. Museums are popular tourist attractions.

42
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What is time sensitive?

A

This describes someone whose decisions are greatly influenced by time.

IGCSE '24 (7 decks)

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