Butlers Life Cycle Quiz Tourism

A well-known, useful theory is the Tourism Area Life Cycle was developed by Richard Butler in 1980.

• True
• False

In the Exploration Stage of the Tourism Area Life Cycle, all of the following are true except: 

• hardly anyone knows about a particular place.
• there are very few hotels and restaurants. 
• natural surroundings are unspoiled.
• many hotels become run-down.

Tourists that have a strong sense of adventure and seek out the world's least visited places are called

• innovators. 
• traditionalists. 

The stage of the Tourism Area Life Cycle where a small number of tourists come to the location regularly and local residents start a few tourist-related businesses is called

• exploration.
• development.
• consolidation.
• involvement.

In this stage of the Tourism Area Life Cycle, there are so many tourists and tourism related businesses that if building and expansion continue, the area will suffer.  

• rejuvenation. 
• decline.
• stagnation.
• consolidation.

In the Consolidation Stage, according to Plog's model tourists that frequent destinations at this stage are called 

• innovators.
• traditionalists. 

Tourists that prefer familiar food, music, and activities are called 

• innovators.
• traditionalists.

In this stage of the Tourism Area Life Cycle some aspects of the destination show signs of wear and tear; many hotels become run-down, local environment is polluted and many species can not longer survive. 

• Involvement 
• Development
• Consolidation
• Stagnation

In the stagnation stage of the Tourism Area Life Cycle, tourists looking for package deals and inexpensive options would still visit a destination in this phase.

• True
• False

In the Decline Stage of the Tourism Area Life Cycle, all of the following are true except

• natural disaster that does irreparable damage.
• competition from other tourist destinations.
• the natural environment is restored and preserved.
• political and economic forces beyond a destination's control.