Exam 3: Characteristics of Tourism

Approximately what percent of domestic travel is for pleasure?

Almost all hospitality careers look for graduates with a strong academic background and drive, creativity and ________.

Which of the following is not one of the changes an airline traveler might experience?

________ tourism respects natural and built environments; a renewed appreciation for historical milestones.

Explain how travel can expand global understanding, cultural appreciation and tolerance.

Prime locations for ________ are found in many developing countries and include places such as deserts, tropical rain forests, glaciers and coral reefs.

List and describe two major headings or classifications of why people travel.

Travel is on the increase and expected to continue to increase in the coming years reasons for this include all of the following except:

To date, many ecotourism projects have been kept ________ in order to control the sites.

Registering a historic property on the National Register of Historic Places provides many benefits except:

All of the following are potential negative impacts that tourism may have on the local environment except:

Which of the following would not be considered business travel?

Heritage tourism:

________ reflects the respect and appreciation of the agricultural business.

The most important skills for a destination manager are:

An increasingly popular form of tourism with the aging Baby Boomers is ________ and might include a visit to a National Park.

The International Ecotourism Society defines ecotourism as responsible travel that conserves the environment. This means that those who implement and participate in ecotourism activities should follow several principles. Discuss the "Framework for Ecotourism" listed on page 59 and how each of these principles contributes to the environment and/or the local infrastructure.

The promotion and development of tourism is moving from the ________ sector to the ________ sector.

Infrastructure includes: