Week 1: What is Tourism

Question 1

Nomadism (definition)

Answer 1

No permanent residence

Question 2

Pilgrimage (definition)

Answer 2

Sacred sites

Question 3

Grand Tour (definition)

Answer 3

Develop, educate, train young men

Question 4

How tourism is viewed

Answer 4

An industry or system

Question 5

Elements of tourism

Answer 5

• Tourists
• Geographical regions (origin of visitors, route, destination)
• Tourism industry

Question 6

Industry (definition)

Answer 6

Businesses/organizations producing and selling similar products

Question 7

Reasons to view tourism as an industry

Answer 7

• Ambiguous definition
• Greater credibility and respectability
• Greater econ impact
• Greater awareness
• Politically attractive (jobs, income, and tax revenue)

Question 8

Reasons for systems approach

Answer 8

• Interdependency
• Open system
• Complexity and variety
• Competitiveness/partnerships
• Friction and disharmony

Question 9

Destination (definition)

Answer 9

Geographical area where tourists go

Question 10

Components of destinations

Answer 10

• City
• County
• Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
• Region
• State
• Country
• Continent

Question 11

5 components of destination product

Answer 11

1. Infrastructure
2. Transportation
3. Built facilities
4. Attractions and events
5. Service quality/hospitality

Question 12

Components of infrastructure

Answer 12

1. Utilities
2. Services (city and emergency)
3. Transportation infrastucture
4. Other amenities

Question 13

Modes of transportation

Answer 13

Road, sea, air, and rail

Question 14

Has implications for length of time at destination

Answer 14

Short, medium, or long haul transportation

Question 15

Destination dining (definition)

Answer 15

Gives reason for visiting destination

Question 16

Shopping tourism (definition)

Answer 16

Contemporary form of tourism fostered by individuals whom purchasing goods outside their usual environment is a determining factor in their decision to travel

Question 17

Types of niche tourism

Answer 17

• Medical tourism
• Eco-tourism
• Agri-tourism
• Wine tourism

Question 18

Type of convention and exhibition centers

Answer 18

• Standalone
• Part of a resort
• Within a hotel

Question 19

MICE acronym

Answer 19

Meetings
Exhibitions
Events
Conventions

Question 20

Runs most convention and exhibition centers

Answer 20

Governments

Question 21

Books most convention and exhibition centers

Answer 21

CVBs

Question 22

Creates layers/tiers of competition in convention and exhibition centers

Answer 22

Variety of sizes

Question 23

Creates appeal to visit a destination (holding power)

Answer 23

Attractions and events

Question 24

Main categories of attractions

Answer 24

Man-made and natural

Question 25

Classes of attractions

Answer 25

1. Man-made 2. Natural 3. Climate 4. History and heritage 5. Arts, culture, and traditions 6. Industrial 7. Dark 8. Other

Question 26

Types of events

Answer 26

* Cultural * Entertainment * Sports * MICE or MEEC * Wedding/family * Other (including SMERF)

Question 27

Attractions (definition)

Answer 27

* More permanent sites * May be clustered to provide multiple things to do or see

Question 28

Flagship (definition)

Answer 28

Major attraction a destination is well known for

Question 29

Events (definition)

Answer 29

* Location is more temporary than attraction * Can move around

Question 30

Hallmark (definition)

Answer 30

Major event, not annual, not in same destination regularly

Question 31

UNWTO acronym

Answer 31

United Nations World Tourism Organization

Question 32

UNWTO branches for identifying/counting tourists

Answer 32

* Direction (inbound or outbound) * Geography (domestic or international)

Question 33

Inbound direction

Answer 33

How a destination counts you

Question 34

Outbound direction

Answer 34

How your place of residence counts you

Question 35

Domestic geography

Answer 35

Travel within one's own country

Question 36

International geography

Answer 36

Travel to a country(s) in which one does not reside

Question 37

Geographical levels relative to states and cities

Answer 37

- Travel within state - Travel from out of state - Travel outside state