The human consequence of tourist travel

The human consequence of tourist travel

By KAMARULZAMAN ISHAK

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Which of the following have negative impacts on tourism?

Select 2

• positive reviews

• pollution

• criminal activity

• national festivals

• friendly citizens

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How do farmers benefit from tourism? (Select 2)

• Tourists visit their farms and buy their products.

• Large amounts of goods and services are imported to meet the needs of tourists.

• Restaurants purchase their foods to provide for tourists.

• Tourists buy fruits for their friends back home.

• Tourists spending contributes to an overall increase in revenue that is used to improve services such as health and roads

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Who benefits from tourism?

• Hoteliers

• Entertainers

• Students

• All of the above.

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To minimize leakage, buy ______________.

• products and services

• imported products and services

• local products and services

• nothing

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The current changes in tourism are being driven by

• People wanting to travel more

• People wanting to stay at home

• Higher incomes and more leisure time

• None of the above

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What is community-based tourism?

• Tourists stay at community centres.

• Tourism that involves homestays and benefits mainly local communities.

• Tourists take photos of the locals and post them on social media to create awareness.

• Tourists trek through jungles and climb waterfalls to enjoy the beautiful scenery.

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Which of the following are all negative impacts of mass tourism?

• Traffic congestion, improved roads, income increased for tourist industry.

• Seasonal tourist jobs, increased sewage, money brought to local economy

• Bad behaviour of tourists, income from tourists reinvested into environment and local community projects

• Most profit kept by travel company, seasonal tourist jobs, tourists may be poorly behaved

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What is the definition of 'sustainable tourism'?

• meeting the needs of the present, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

• type of niche tourism, involving exploration or travel with a certain degree of risk, and which may require special skills and physical exertion.

• tourism directed towards exotic natural environments, intended to support conservation efforts and observe wildlife.

• none of all

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What is a positive of mass tourism?

• Culture and traditions change as outsiders arrive

• Damage to the natural environment, eg footpath erosion (the wearing away of footpaths), litter, habitats destroyed to build hotels

• Money from tourists can be used to protect the natural landscape

• Prices increase in local shops as tourists are often more wealthy than the local populatio

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Select the positive environmental impact of tourism

• Local cultures are promoted

• Healthcare is improved

• Education is improved

• Protection of endangered animals because of their tourist attraction status

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Which of the below does NOT impact the sustainability of tourism?

• Climate Change

• Natural Disasters

• Disease

• Healthcare

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How does Climate Change impact tourism?

• Rising sea levels move locations

• All of the listed responses

• Warmer weather means less snow for ski resorts

• Less rainfall kills of lakes and the wildlife

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Bush-fires affect tourism by...

• Scaring off tourists

• Displacing picturesque wildlife

• Destroying accommodation

• All of the listed responses

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Stakeholders are...

• people/groups who are impacted by a decision

• busybodies who should know better

• people that aren't affected but are curious

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Tour Operators may benefit from sustainable tourism by...

• boosting their corporate image

• all of the listed options

• better relations with locals and staff

• reducing their impact on future tours

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Which disruption to tourism is indicated by the picture?

• Disease

• Earthquakes

• Ethnic Tensions

• Terrorism

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What disaster destroyed resorts in the Indian Ocean on Boxing Day, 2004?

• Tsunami

• Earthquake

• Bushfires

• Climate Change

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Which word describes ecotourism?

• Domestic tourism product

• International tourism product

• Development of tourism

• Sustainable tourism

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Which of the following is principle for organization to protects ecotourism resources?

• Wear appropriate clothes in religious places

• Minimize tourists' negative impact while visiting sensitive environments and cultures before departure

• Don't use air conditioning while visiting local people

• Stay in locally owned accommodation

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Which of the following groups does NOT typically benefit from ecotourism?

• Tourists

• Hospitality providers

• The local community

• Large hotel chains

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The Tourism industry is not impacted quickly by changes of the global economy.

• True

• False

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______________ is a statistical study of characteristics of human populations used to identify markets. Characteristics include size & growth of population, distribution, education background, size of family, family income, ethnic background, age & gender.

• Demographic

• Socioeconomic

• Technological

• Economic

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___________ is defined as travel experiences that focus on nature-related destinations and are designed to have a minimal impact on the environment.

• Ecotourism

• Medical tourism

• Spa tourism

• Heritage tourism

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Traveler centric approach means ______

• to consider traveler experience when planning to reopen tourism industry

• to disregard the traveler and only focus on the tourist agents livelihood

• to focus on the consequences of traveling during the pandemic

• to take charge of traveler's SOP when entering the country from overseas

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Seamless traveler journey means ______

• decreasing the efficiency of registration and booking to make the journey smoother

• using technology such as RFID and QR codes to reduce the efficiency of bookings and registrations

• using technology such as the Internet and social media to increase the duration for registration and bookings

• using technology such as biometrics and facial recognition to make the journey smoother

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Bigger sanitation measures and cleansing are some of the new approaches taken by tourist operators as the new SOP during pandemic.

• true

• false