Tourism

Tourism

By phillippa daniel

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a requirement of host countries?

• Easy accessability

• Quality accomodation

• Beautiful beaches

• An organised tourist industry

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is most likely to deter tourists from travelling somewhere?

• Direct flights

• High crime rates

• Long flights

• Expensive taxis

Multiple Choice

The government suffers from severe corruption of officials at all levels.

To which of the following does this statement refer?

• Political instability

• Poor infrastructure

• Maintenance of law and order

• Poor governance

Multiple Choice

Tourists in the supply country need all of the following EXCEPT:

• Reasonably priced hotel accommodation

• Sufficient disposable income

• A perception of the host country as safe and secure

• Detailed information about what the host country offers

Multiple Choice

Tourism provides direct employment to all these EXCEPT

• hotel workers

• fishermen

• tourist guides

• taxi-drivers

Multiple Choice

Government obtains expenditure from tourism through:

• service charge in hotels

• agriculture farmers

• fishing industry

• craft industry

Multiple Choice

Modern communications technology has made it easier for which particular group to promote their tourism services overseas?

• Large multinational companies

• Regional organisations

• Small hotels and tour operators

• National tourism boards

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following other sectors is most likely to include employment indirectly dependent upon tourism?

• construction and quarrying

• Government

• Transport and communications

• Forestry

Multiple Choice

Foreign exchange expenditure to import goods for tourists is known as:

• Economic linkage

• Economic leakage

• Investment expenditure

• Infrastructure expenditure

Multiple Choice

Which of the following expenditures on tourism has most benefit for local people?

• Development of utilities

• Purchase of land for resorts

• Development of cruise ship berths

• Imports of fuel

Multiple Choice

The tourist industry provides a market for goods from other industries such as agriculture, fishing etc. This is called:

• economic advantage

• economic benefit

• economic leakage

• economic linkage

Multiple Choice

One disadvantage of tourism for locals is that:

• The profits of companies go back to foreign countries

• Tourism provides indirect employment for craft manufacturing

• This can increase the cost of rent for resident workers

• An upsurge of workers in higher paid jobs.

Multiple Choice

Which of the Caribbean countries lies MOST heavily on tourism?

• Antigua

• Jamaica

• Trinidad

• Guyana