Deck 14: Transportation

Question 1

The following patterns of cruise trip are noticed about various life stages of travelers except:

A) short- cruise passengers gets younger each year.
B) longer cruises are for families with kids.
C) the round- the- world cruise is usually for the elderly.
D) cruises of two to three weeks are for the middle- aged passengers.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Automobile associations such as AAA offer travelers the following services apart from their roadside assistance except:

A) hotel discounts.
B) travel counseling and ticketing.
C) international driver's licenses.
D) tour packages.
E) escorted tours.

Answer 2

E

Question 3

The following is unlikely an example of the specialty and theme cruises.

A) soccer
B) food and wine
C) theater
D) art
E) nature

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The following are the major sources of income for cruises except:

A) casino income.
B) the beverage service.
C) the fare.
D) show tickets sales.

Question 5

Auto travel spurred the development of the following:

A) the motels along highways.
B) a network of highways.
C) both A and B
D) seaside resorts.

Question 6

The commercial jets have brought about the following changes:

A) created destination resorts in formerly remote and exotic locations.
B) changed the way we looked at geography.
C) made the rental car business a necessity.
D) both A and B
E) A, B, and C

Question 7

Railway travel may play the following roles except:

A) accommodation.
B) attraction.
C) infrastructure.
D) transportation.

Question 8

This type of cruise is the most popular cruise that sails in an area and specializes in that area.

A) world cruise
B) crossings
C) coastal cruise
D) river cruise
E) regional cruise

Question 9

According to the Cruise Line Industry Association CLIA), this is not a major characteristic of an average cruise passenger.

A) 50 years old
B) cruising of ten days or more
C) usually travel with families
D) married that has no kids in the household
E) a household income of 79K

Question 10

Before deregulation in 1978, the government controlled airline operations in the following areas except:

A) price and profits.
B) flight routes.
C) employees.
D) choice of marketing media.
E) management.

Question 11

The popularity of cruising resulted from the following reasons except:

A) the United States' change in immigration policies.
B) the increasing popularity of air travel.
C) the new attractions that Europe came to hold for the Americans after the world wars.
D) stimulation by airplanes.

Question 12

Coach travel, such as Grey Line, provides the following services except:

A) charter, tour, and special services.
B) home delivery.
C) commuter service.
D) local route service.
E) airport service.

Question 13

On the international scale, fares are not only determined by distance but also by:

A) bilateral and multilateral negotiations.
B) competition.
C) national interest.
D) all of the above
E) both B and C

Question 14

This is the effect on tourism brought by deregulation of airlines.

A) more flights
B) more airlines
C) an explosion of domestic passengers
D) discounted fares
E) the development of mass travel

Question 15

It is possible for a cruise to perform which of the following roles?

A) infrastructure and accommodation
B) hospitality resources and facility
C) accommodation and transportation
D) facility and infrastructure
E) transportation and infrastructure

Question 16

The two- tier system of standard airfares and discounted airfares put the burden of the fare on:

A) the business travelers.
B) the leisure travelers.
C) the weekend travelers.
D) the discretionary travelers.

Question 17

Among the following, this is the least likely market for cruising.

A) singles
B) young couples getting married
C) seniors
D) families celebrating an occasion

Question 18

Deregulation of the airline industry in 1978 has brought the following changes to the airline industry except:

A) it allows the airlines to set up their airport security check standard.
B) it increased the number of cheap travel options.
C) it produced strong industry competition.
D) it allows the airlines to design their own flight routes.

Question 19

This restricts foreign airlines from engaging in passenger service within a country, causing airfare distortion.

A) bumping
B) overbooking
C) deregulation
D) cabotage

Question 20

The Federal Aviation Administration is responsible for the following except:

A) marketing of airline companies.
B) aircraft certification to meet safety standards.
C) passenger safety.
D) air traffic control.
E) pilot licensing.

Question 21

The hub- and- spoke system may cause the following problems except:

A) overcrowding.
B) flights tend to back up in bad weather.
C) passengers miss their connections.
D) long delays in departure.
E) rapid changes of planes.

Question 22

Flight routing is designed taking the following into consideration except:

A) pilots' preference.
B) number of passengers on board.
C) size of the planes.
D) weather and traffic condition.

Question 23

For flight safety, planes generally must be at least _ feet above or below one another, and _ miles on either side.

A) 1000; 5
B) 500; 10
C) 500; 5
D) 1000; 10