WHAT IS TOURISM

What is tourism?

• The activities of people traveling for any duration, distance, or purpose

• The activities of people traveling to seek employment at the place visited

• The activities of people traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for purposes other than seeking employment

• The activities of people traveling within their usual environment

According to the text, what are the key questions concerned with the field of study of tourism?

• Who, what, where, and why

• Who, what, where, when, and how

• Who, travels where, why, when, and how

• Who, what, when, and why

What are the three criteria used to distinguish tourism from other forms of travel?

• Duration, distance, and employment

• Duration, distance, and motivation

• Duration, distance, and purpose

• Duration, distance, and location

What is the temporal requirement for a trip to be considered tourism?

• The trip must be longer than one year

• The trip must be shorter than a couple of hours

• The trip must be shorter than one year

• There is no requirement for the duration of the trip

What is the spatial requirement for a trip to be considered tourism?

• The trip must be within a couple of hours from the traveler's usual environment

• The trip must extend beyond the traveler's usual environment

• There is no requirement for the distance traveled

• The trip must be within the traveler's usual environment

What is the motivational requirement for a trip to be considered tourism?

• The main purpose should be to migrate permanently to the place visited

• The main purpose should be to visit a place outside the usual environment

• There is no requirement for the purpose of the trip

• The main purpose should be to seek employment at the place visited

What is the formal definition of tourism according to the text?

• The activities of people traveling to seek employment at the place visited

• The activities of people traveling for any duration, distance, or purpose

• The activities of people traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for purposes other than seeking employment

• The activities of people traveling within their usual environment

What is one of the main challenges of defining tourism?

• Distinguishing between tourists and locals

• Distinguishing between different forms of travel

• Distinguishing between different purposes of travel

• Distinguishing between different durations of travel