HMO102- chapter 9

A person who spends less than a year traveling to places other than their environment is known as a

• traveler

• sightseer

• tourist

• resident

The greatest global employment opportunity is

• health

• education

• tourism

• computer systems

Travel is on the increase and expected to continue to increase in the coming years due to

• longer life span

• increased cost of travel

• lower incomes

• fewer college graduates

The leading international organization in the field of travel and tourism is

• World Trade Organization

• Western Tours Organization

• World Tourism Organization

• Worldwide Tour Operations

What organization supports the World Tourism Organization?

• United Nations

• United States

• Automobile Association of America

• Hotel Motel Association

Interdependency between various segments of the hospitality industry means that

• each segment, to an extent, depends on another for business

• all segments are very independent and do not rely on one another at all

• when airlines lower fares, tourism slows

• tourism has little effect on other segments of the industry

Travel in the middle ages was mostly forb. religious reasons

• pleasure

• religious reasons

• education

• health

Rail travel in the United States was established around the

• 1830s

• 1870s

• 1910s

• 1930s

The benefits of the hub-and-spoke system include all of the following EXCEPT:

• passengers can travel from smaller city to smaller city via the hub

• airlines can provide services at lower costs

• passenger loads can be maximized

• larger-capacity planes can be used

One of the greatest influences on tourism is

• interdependency

• geography

• airlines

• national tourism