MODULE 1: HTC101 QUIZ

The word "tourism" derived from the word "tour" referred to a _______ or a trip.

Identify the statement that is not a conceptual definition of tourism.

• A study of man away from his unusalhabitat, of the industry which responds to his needs and of the impacts that both he and the industry have on the host socio-cultural, economic and physical environment (Jafari, 1977, quoted in Theobald, 2005b:11)

• The activities of person traveling to a place outside his or her usual environment for less than a specified period of time whose main purpose of travel is other than the exercise of remunerated from within the place visited.

• Is the temporary movement of people to destinations outside the places where they normally live and work and their activities during their stay at these destinations (Mathieson and Wall, 1982:1)

• Internationally and nationally standardized definitions of tourists enable countries, regions of countries and individual destinations to compare tourism performance in terms of the number of arrivals and their economic contribution through destination.

• None of the Above

This evolution has been ongoing since the 1940s and continues to adapt as tourism itself changes. In 2008, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) refined its classification of tour and trip.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Definitions of tourism have evolved into two broad types  - conceptual and technical – each with its own rationale and application (Theobald, 2015b)

• Concepts and Technical

• Conceptual and Technicality

• Concepts and Technical

• Conceptual and Technical

• None of the Above

Conceptual definitions describe what tourism is by providing a holistic theoretical framework that identifies all the elements of tourism and reflects its multi-faceted and _________ characteristics.

Identify the statement that is not a technical definition of tourism.

• Internationally and nationally standardized definitions of tourists enable countries, regions of countries and individual destinations to compare tourism performance in terms of the number of arrivals and their economic contribution through destination.

• Tourism is a social, cultural, economic phenomenon related to the movement of   people to places outside the usual place of residences. 

• They help tourism suppliers to identify trends and anticipate changes in demand, in order to respond effectively.

• It specify the criteria by which travelers are recognized as tourists, and businesses and organizations are recognized as being part of the tourism sector. This may appear to be an easy task but in reality  it has proved difficult.

• None of the Above

Technical definitions provide specific criteria to identify tourists and tourism businesses. This helps in collecting data, understanding their impacts, and making ________ comparisons.

Tourism is often considered from one of two perspectives.

Enumerate the three criteria as tourism.

Travel is the movement of people from one place to another using different transportation methods. It can be for various reasons like leisure, work, or personal reasons.

• TRUE

• FALSE