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H328 Lesson 5

Quiz Review

Multiple Choice

Which statement below BEST describes Schmoll’s travel stimuli?

• The travel budget is $1000 per person.

• The tourist destination is accessible by air, land and sea.

• The trip purpose is to spend quality time with family and friends.

• Social media influencers collaborate with Singapore Tourism Board.

Multiple Choice

Andrea is reading the daily newspapers and came across the following articles as summarised below. Which article would MOST likely affect her decision on her next family vacation destination?

• The new airport is now fully functional in Bangkok.

• London is hosting a mega music extravaganza featuring Elton John.

• Anti-Asian sentiments suspected for recent bombings of restaurants in Perth.

• Public demands explanation for long queue over the new iPhone 7 in Tokyo.

This news about anti-Asian sentiments concerns the safety of her family if they are going to Perth, thus most likely will affect her decision to go there (i.e. highest possibility she won’t choose Perth as her next holiday destination).

Schmoll’s factor - External variables

​Why?

Multiple Choice

Which statement illustrates the influence of tourism on culture?

• Tourists and locals do not influence each other.

• Tourists and locals have equal influence on one another.

• Tourists from developing countries typically have a greater influence on locals from developed countries.

• Tourists from more developed countries typically have a greater influence on locals from developing countries.

Multiple Choice

Based on Hofstede’s (2010) Dimensions of Culture, which dimension expresses the degree to which the members of a society feel uncomfortable with ambiguity?

• Power Distance (PDI)

• Masculinity-Femininity (MAS)

• Uncertainty Avoidance (UAI)

• Indulgence – Restraint (IND)

• ​The uncertainty avoidance (UAI) dimension expresses the degree to which the members of a society feel uncomfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity.

• The fundamental issue here is how a society deals with the fact that the future can never be known: should we try to control the future or just let it happen?

• Countries exhibiting strong UAI maintain rigid codes of belief and behaviour and are intolerant of unorthodox behaviour and ideas. Weak UAI societies maintain a more relaxed attitude in which practice counts more than principles.

Multiple Choice

“Education leads to greater understanding of foreign culture.” Based on the Communication Resourcefulness Theory, the statement is an example of a _____________ trait.

• Affective

• Cognitive

• Behavioural

• Subjective

​Based on the Communication Resourcefulness Theory, education refers to the knowledge of another culture, which is a cognitive trait.