WorksheetsTravel and Tourism Revision (16/12/20)
Total questions: 78
Worksheet time: 42mins
Which of the following is a disadvantage of automobile transport?
Door-to-door convenience
Highly private
Safest means of transportation
Possible traffic jams
Which of the following is an advantage of bus transport?
High degree of comfort
Short waiting time
Door-to-door convenience
Highly affordable
Jason is going to Chicago to provide computer training to a company. Which of the following best describes Jason?
A leisure tourist
A cultural traveler
A business tourist
An environmental traveler
Which of the following is NOT a travel motivation for a leisure tourist?
Visiting family or friends
Enjoying free time
Attending a professional convention for work
Watching a sports game
Which of the following is NOT a part of the tourism industry?
Transportation
Food and Beverage service
Construction
Lodging/Accommodations
Hotel employees ,who assist guests by giving directions, making reservations, arranging tours, or anything else a guest may request, are called
valet
turndown service
front desk receptionist
concierge
Which type of lodging option would be for the best option for budget minded individual?
motel
hotel
guesthouse
bed and breakfast establishment
Which would be the fastest way to travel to a destination
airplane
train
bus
automobile
What a self-catering accommodation is?
picking the food up oneself
phoning to order a catering
taking care of your own meals and cleaning
when Catherine serves you
A tour guide is a person who:
Does the Tour of France
Guides the towers meanwhile they are built
Shows people around a town providing information to make trips more special
Helps blind people
Who a travel agent is?
Someone who loves travelling
An agent who travels undercover
Someone in charge of collect taxes' payment when you travel
Someone who advise clients on planning routes and resorts to go.
What a Tour Operator does?
Surgical Operations
Tours around the Opera's palace
Combines different tourism services to develop a package
Controls the radio operations
Tick all the possible answers: A package holiday can be made up of?
Travel
Food
Accommodation
Trips out
Free money
How might people travel to get to their holiday? (tick all that are correct)
Bikes
Flights
Train
Boat
Travelling to Ibiza from Belfast International Airport is an example of...
Inbound tourism
Outbound tourism
Domestic tourism
Mrs Smith is travelling to London to visit her sister. This is an example of...
Domestic tourism
Inbound tourism
Outbound tourism
Health Tourism - Travelling to improve health and well-being examples include
Getting your teeth corrected
Treatment for illness
Spa or health club
Yoga and meditation
A.I.T.O is
Association of International Tour Operators
Association of British Travel Agents
Association of Ipswich Town Officials
Association of Independent Tour Operators
A.B.T.A can help with
Representing Travel agents in disputes
Providing a Code Of Conduct
Managing Airports and Airlines
Helping to make new safety laws in the Travel and Tourism industry
Public sector organisations are run by...
private companies
government
volunteers
corporate
The primary aim of private organisations is to
Educate
Make a profit
Provide a service
Save time
Two examples of a private organisation are
Alton Towers
British Airways
Visitor information Centre
Museums
Name ways voluntary organisations make money
merchandise
Donations
Grants
The National Trust is an example of a __________ organisation
Voluntry
Private
Public
Government
What kind of tourism involves exploring different environments?
Events Tourism
Adventure Tourism
Ecotourism
Gastronomy Tourism
What are the three types of airlines?
Scheduled Airlines
Low-Cost Airlines
Cargo Airline
Chartered Airlines
What are 2 advantages of rail travel?
Very comfortable
It can be expensive
Prices can be confusing
You can get almost everywhere by rail
What are the different types of transport?
Road
Rail
Air
Sea
What does the "I" stand for in MICE?
Incentive
Influential
Indirect
Incense
The main principles of sustainable tourism are.....
Environmental
Social
Residential
Economic
Environmental factors include
Protecting the environment, natural heritage and wildlife
Having little impact on the surrounding
Make the best of use of natural resources
Polluting the atmosphere
Social or cultural factors for tourism include...
Improve the local quality of life
Protect living cultural heritage and traditions
Help people get together and get on with each other - a common goal
Make money
Economic factors of tourism
Make money for the local people
Create jobs for local people
Help improve the lives of local people
Improve the development infrastructure of a region
How can Hotels help the environment
Key cards so lights/electricity aren't always on
Guests re-use towels, rather than clean each day.
Separate waste for recycling
All of the above
True or False- Ecotourism has been developed to increase the negative impacts of tourism
True
False
Ecotourism aims to ?
Maximise the damage to the environment
Minimise damage to local culture
Protect wildlife
Limit and control number of tourists in an area
What are the components of sustainable tourism?
Economic
Social
Cultural
Environmental
To ______________ any negative (bad) impacts on holiday areas.
Increase
Minimise
Make aware of
To create money and jobs for ___________ people.
Local.
Business.
Big tour operating.
To protect local ______________.
Culture.
Roads.
Tour guides.
To promote respect between ________ and locals.
Royalty.
Locals.
Tourists.
What does VFR stand for?
Visiting friends and family
Visiting females and relations
Visiting friends and relatives
An incentive is...
A meeting or event that is given to employees as a reward for work done
A reward given to employees for work that they might have done
A reward given to employees for work that they will do next year
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is what?
The value of a countries economy (how much it makes a year)
The amount that is spent by a country
The money that is given to charity
The value of London for a year
Employment within the travel and tourism industry can be indirect and direct, which of these are direct forms of employment?
Waitress
Travel agent
Builder
Tour operator
Employment within the travel and tourism industry can be indirect and direct, which of these are indirect forms of employment?
Builder
Ride operator at theme park
Receptionist in a hotel
Food suppliers
GDP measures the value of all goods and services in a country. Over what length of time?
6 weeks.
1 year.
10 years.
What job is directly linked to travel and tourism?
A building company building hotels.
A baker supplying a hotel with bread.
A tour guide in an art gallery
What job is indirectly linked to tourism?
A decorating company painting a restaurant.
A train driver.
An advisor in a local tourism information centre.
What is the economic multiplier effect?
The profits that an organisation makes.
The money a tourist spends goes to the shop owner, she then gives her employees wages, the workers spend their wages in other shops in the area and spend their money in other areas.
A type of investment that involves the buying and selling of shares.
What is an example of developing an infrastructure?
Building new roads.
Giving good quality tour guides.
Offering information in different languages.
Which of the following is this describing? Create package holidays and brochures – sell these through travel agencies and directly to the customer
Tour Operator
Travel Agencies
Online Travel services
Which of the following is this describing? Compares and/or sells package holidays, individual holiday elements and products services online – removes need for going into the shop.
Tour Operators
Online Travel Services
Travel Agents
Which of the following is this describing? Sells package holidays and other products and services such as individual holiday elements directly to the customer. Mainly sell through shop locations
Travel Agents
Tour Operators
Online travel services
Which are ancillary organisations?
Car Hire
Travel Insurance
Airport Services
Event Booking
What is an ancillary organisation
Ancillary organisations are people who help you out on holiday with your bags when you arrive at the hotel and airport
Ancillary services refers to organisations that do not have a direct role in travel and tourism, but play a supporting role, perhaps offering related products and services.
What does CAA Stand for?
Civil Aviation Authority
Community Automobile Authority
What does ATOL stand for?
Air Transport Organisers Legislation
Air Travel Organisers Licence
What does ORR stand for?
Office of Rail Regulations
Organisations of Rail Robbers
What does ABTA stand for?
Association of British Travel Agents
Association of Border Traffic Authorities
What does AITO stand for?
Apple Industries Telecommunications Organisations
Association of Internal Tour Organisations
Association of Independent Tour Operators
What are the examples of customer technology?
Self Check-in (airports)
Online Booking (Visitor Attractions)
Audio Guides (Visitor Attractions)
Mobile Applications (Visitor Attractions)
E or M Tickets
