UNIT 2 REVIEW – GLOBAL TOURISM

Mention the three factors affecting tourism demand:

• Economic, environmental and sociocultural impact.

• Economic, MICE and cultural impact

• Money, ecotourism and cultural impact.

Economic factors include:

• Trend & money invested by the government.

• Tourism demand & & money invested by the government.

• Disposable income & money invested by the government.

The social factors include:

• Demographics, transport development, social consciousness, fashion & trends

• Demographics, health awareness, social consciousness, fashion & trends

• Demographics, health awareness, terrorism, fashion & trends.

Transport developments and developments in information technology are part of______________ factors.

• cultural

• technological

• economic

Terrorism, war, political stability, safety and security & imposed limitation formed the_____________ factors.

• economic

• social

• political

Environmental factors that can reduce tourism include:

• Safety and security.

• Health awareness & extreme weather.

• Extreme weather and natural disasters.

What is sustainable tourism?

• Tourism that preserves cultural and religious way of life.

• Tourism that seeks to conserve the natural environment and people’s way of life.

These are the four main reasons for the growth of sustainable tourism:

• Changing consumer attitudes, media, availability and promotion of sustainable tourism products and services, government policies.

• Changing consumer attitudes, religion, availability and promotion of adventure tourism products and services, government policies.

• Changing consumer attitudes, religion, availability and promotion of adventure tourism products and services, government objectives.

The eleven features affecting the appeal of tourism are:

• Location, weather and seasonal characteristics, topographical features, accessibility, travel and transport, infrastructure, built and natural attractions, peak & off peak season, expected behaviors, tourism and organizations providers, sustainable provision.

• Location, weather and seasonal characteristics, topographical features, accessibility, travel and transport, infrastructure, built and natural attractions, culture, expected behaviors, tourism and organizations providers, wars.

• Location, weather and seasonal characteristics, topographical features, accessibility, travel and transport, infrastructure, built and natural attractions, culture, expected behaviors, tourism and organizations providers, sustainable provision.

The organizations that develop & manage destinations are:

• Travel agencies: tourism ministries & local tourism authorities, local councils; National tourism organizations (NTOs); Destination management companies (DMCs); Non- government organizations (NGOs) and Tourist information centres (TICs).

• Governments: tourism ministries & local tourism authorities, local councils; National tourism organizations (NTOs); Destination management companies (DMCs); Non- government organizations (NGOs) and Tourist information centres (TICs