Tourism key terms

Select the correct term for this definition:

someone who visits a place for pleasure and interest, usually while on holiday

• Tourism

• Visitor

• Tourist

• Guest

Select the correct term for this definition:

the business of providing services such as transport, places to stay, or entertainment for people who are on holiday

• Tourist

• Tourism

• Company

• Business

True or False:

A domestic tourist is someone travelling outside of their home country.

• True

• False

What is the term used for someone who is travelling outside of their country of origin?

• Domesticated tourist

• Internal tourist

• Domestic tourist

• International tourist

___________ defined as “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, sustains the well-being of the local people, and involves interpretation and education”

• Recreational tourism

• Ecotourism

• Wilderness tourism

• Historical tourism

True or False:

The Amazon rainforest, Antarctica and the Himalayas are all examples of wilderness tourism

• True

• False

The Pyramids of Giza in Egypt are examples of what type of tourism?

• Historical

• Eco

• Wilderness

• Recreational

_______________________ can be defined as the process of traveling outside the country of residence for the purpose of receiving medical care.

• Wilderness tourism

• Eco tourism

• Recreational tourism

• Medical tourism

Which of these experiences would be considered recreational tourism?

• Travelling to Central Africa to see mountain gorillas

• Going to a beach resort in Cancun, Mexico

• Climbing Mt Everest

• Visiting Angkor Wat in Cambodia