Tourism & ICT Interconnections

Tourism can have both positive and negative impacts on people and places

• True

• False

Tourism to Cancun in Mexico has resulted in damages to the local environment

• True

• False

Which of the below is an environmental impact of tourism in Cancun

• Increased crime

• Hotels built

• Pollution of the coral reef

• More noise

Sustainable tourism is defined as..

• tourism that has a low impact on the environment and local culture

• when people travel to natural places

• when people go on an animal safari which supports local business

Sustainable tourism is more environmentally friendly than recreational tourism

• True

• False

Ecotourism has a focus on having no impact on the local environment

• True

• False

Select the technology below which connects people

• Phones

• Social media

• Airplanes

• All of the above

Movies and tv help to spread cultural ideas globally

• True

• False

80-90% of people in Australia have access to the internet

• True

• False

Access to the internet is not equal across the world

• True

• False