Tourism and Its Benefits

__________________ and __________________ tourism are the two types of tourism.

• Foreign and local

• Domestic and international

• Weekly and yearly

What is tourism?

• It is the movement of people from their home to another place for pleasure, with the intention of returning after a period of 24 hours to 6 months.

• It is the movement of people from their home to another place with no intention of returning.

• It is the act of visiting another country for more than a year.

Which of the following is NOT a type of accommodation for tourists who visit Barbados?

• Hotels

• Guest houses

• Palaces

Tourism is a major industry in Barbados.

• True

• False

The MAIN advantage of tourism is _____________.

• Pollution

• Money

• A greater demand for local foods and crafts

Select two benefits of tourism.

• The creation of jobs

• Pollution of the environment

• Improvements made to roads, medical and educational facilities

• Widespread diseases

A person living in a country is known as a ______________.

• Tourist

• Human being

• Local

Another benefit of tourism is people are motivated to protect the animals in the country because tourists love to visit the country to see those animals.

• True

• False

Local traditions and customs are destroyed because tourists come to Barbados.

• True

• False

What is a tourist?

• A person who travels to another destination for at least one night for pleasure and leisure is called a tourist.

• A person who spends more than one year in another country is called a tourist.

• A person who stays at home and never visits anywhere is called a tourist.