Exam 2: Tourism Guests and Hosts

A motivator is a promoter of action.

Why is Canadian tourism experiencing a "shrinking labour pool"?

Based in Maslow's hierarchy of needs, there is an understanding that an unsatisfied need will lead to action.

Status and prestige motivators include a trip that enhances one's image of oneself.

If you were opening a new travel destination, why would it be attractive to allocentric people?

Female business travellers have different concerns when travelling than their male counterparts.

Events such as the SARS epidemic have an impact on a region's tourism industry because ______________.

Discretionary time includes the time that people may spend away from work and other obligations.

Tourism illiteracy is an educational deficiency about the value of tourism.

McIntosh and Goeldner divided motivations into these four categories:

The agency responsible for issuing Canadian passports and entrance visas is _____________.

When a guest confidently travels to a new country after studying the unique language and customs of that region, they are demonstrating their belief in ______________.

Demographics include such information as age, interests, and hobbies.

Pleasure travellers use time and money that is non-discretionary.

A person who is outgoing and less inhibited about being involved in interpersonal situations would be considered _________________.

When a potential group of guests can be clearly described with a distinctive set of demographics, psychographics, and/or motivations, we call this group a(n)______________.

Cultural motivators for psychocentrics might include _______________.

One of the mandates of the National Capital Commission is to _______________.

The Canadian Tourism Commission is responsible for __________________.

One of the benefits of tourism is the revenue collected from taxes.