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Which role involves managing the tour group as a whole, addressing any issues, and maintaining group cohesion and safety?

• Tour managers

• 1. Tour guides 

Which of the following are employers of tour managers?

• Sales representatives

• 1. Meet-and-greet 

• 1. Tour operators

• Both B and C

An Egyptologist on Nile cruises, who have in-depth knowledge of culture and history of the country is called

• 1. A specialized guide

• 1. A private guide

• 1. An adventure guide

• 1. A tour operator

What do tour operators do? 

• 1. Provide vehicles and other limited services to outside tour companies 

• Hire guides and escorts to be on hand when individuals or small groups of tourists arrive at an airport

• 1. Contract with hotels, restaurants, attractions, carriers to create a multi-day tour “package” and sell tours to the public or through travel agents

• 1. Choreograph the company’s advertising and facilitate the design and distribution of tour products 

Tour companies can save money by:

• Cutting down tourists’ fees

• 1. Limiting the number of destinations

• Being offered better deals for tourist groups by hotels, airlines and other services

What are the crucial attributions of a tour manager:

• Sociability

• Decisiveness

• 1. Ethics

•  Interpersonal skills

• Listening skills

Bhutan used to only accept tour travel, why so:

• 1. To protect the country's environment and culture

• 1. To generate revenue for the country

• 1. To generate revenue for the country

• All of the above

1. Besides salary, what source of income can a tour director receive? 

• Tipping

• 1. Complementary

• 1. Commission

• 1. All are correct

Can tour leaders still be given per diem expense allowance if leaders do not use it?

• 1. Yes

• 1. No

• 1. It depends on the tour duration

1. What is not an appeal of tour conducting?

• Challenge

• Salary and benefits

• Idle job

• 1. Glamour