H&T 2.02 QUIZ

TAMI IS COORDINATING FOR A CONCERT OF ABOUT 30,000 ATTENDEES. SHE IS ALSO COORDINATING WHICH LOCAL HOTELS. WHICH ACTIVITY IS SHE ADDRESSING?

• The inflation rate increases

• The demand for hotel rooms increases

• The demand for transportation decreases

• The local economy experiences a contraction

WHAT IS THE TYPICAL RESULT WHEN A DESTINATION'S HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM BUSINESSES CONTINUOUSLY ATTRACTS VISITORS?

• The local economy thrives

• The local economy declines

• Local businesses are more likely to fail

• Local residents have less money to spend

WHY DO POPULAR VACATIONS DESTINATIONS TEND TO EXPERIENCE ECONOMIC HIGHS AND LOWS AT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR?

• Tourists want to visit new places

• Travel and tourism are cyclical

• Airlines overbook their flights

• Airport hubs close during certain seasons

WHICH PROCESS HAD LED TO AN INTERDEPENDENCY OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM ACTIVITIES AMONG DIFFERENT COUNTRIES TO STRENGTHEN THEIR NATIONAL ECONOMIES?

• Globalization

• Protectionism

• Domestic trade

• Industrial positioning

WHICH IS AN ADVANTAGE TO A RESORT COMMUNITY THAT EXPERIENCES AN INCREASE IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM?

• Higher inflation rates

• Less government regulation

• Lower gross domestic product

• More employment oppertunities

WHICH ECONOMIC CONDITIONS TYPICALLY OCCURS DURING A POPULAR VACATION DESTINATION'S OFF-SEASON?

• Increase in tourism

• Lower interest rates

• Higher unemployment

• Decrease in tax rate

WHICH FACTORS MIGHT A TRAVEL AGENCY MANAGER CONSIDER WHEN MAKING SALES FORECASTS FOR THE COMING YEAR?

• Sites that the manager will be visitng during the coming year

• Places that the manager's friends say they will want to visit

• Places that his or her first-time clients visited last year

• Social and economic factors that are current

A MOTEL MAY BASE ITS THREE-DAY FORECAST ON WHICH FACTORS?

• Annual forecast

• Ten-day forecast

• Unguaranteed reservations

• Guaranteed reservations

WHICH IS PRIMARY REASON WHY A MOTEL MANAGER FORECASTS THE FACILITY'S OCCUPANCY RATES?

• To understand the motel's market share

• To research new market segments

• To predict competitors' activties

• To estimate the motel's staff on-site

WHICH IS AN INFREQUENT FACTOR THAT CAN AFFECT THE RESERVATION FORECAST OF A HOTEL?

• Blocked rooms for groups

• Facility remodeling activites

• Percentage of walk-in guests

• Percentage of no-show guests