Question 1

Which author wrote the seminal book on Tourism Supply Chains?&#10;A)Song&#10;B)Witt&#10;C)Chon&#10;D)Pearce

Accepted Answer

Song is the author who wrote the seminal book on Tourism Supply Chains, contributing significantly to the understanding and development of this area within the tourism studies field.

Question 2

March and Wilkinson's tourism supply chain model outlines the following business relationships but which one is INCORRECT&#10;A)Competition&#10;B)Complementors&#10;C)Regulators&#10;D)Co-creators

Accepted Answer

March and Wilkinson's tourism supply chain model includes Competition, Complementors, and Co-creators as types of business relationships but does not specifically list Regulators as a category within their model.

Question 3

Select the statement that is INCORRECT&#10;A)Cannot be stored&#10;B)Is mainly perceptual&#10;C)Is intangible&#10;D)Is perishable

Accepted Answer

Is mainly perceptual&#10;

Question 4

Supply&#8230; Which of the following is typically NOT an element in the tourism supply chain&#10;A)A tour operator&#10;B)A travel agent&#10;C)An online travel agency&#10;D)A Local Authority

Accepted Answer

A Local Authority is typically not considered a direct element in the tourism supply chain, as it is more involved in regulation and governance rather than the direct provision of tourism services.

Question 5

A tourism supply chain does NOT normally includes the following in delivering goods and services:&#10;A)Emergency services&#10;B)A tour operator&#10;C)A travel agent&#10;D)An intermediary

Accepted Answer

Emergency services are not typically considered part of the tourism supply chain, which mainly consists of businesses directly involved in providing travel and tourism products and services, such as tour operators, travel agents, and intermediaries.

Question 6

Select the odd one out:&#10;A)B2B competition&#10;B)The functions they undertake&#10;C)Projects they manage&#10;D)Business units they manage

Accepted Answer

Options B, C, and D are all internal aspects of a company (functions, projects, and business units), while A (B2B competition) refers to external competition between businesses.

Question 7

Managers can be classified in terms of the: Among the competitive reasons for strategic alliances, which of the following factors is INCORRECT:&#10;A)Avoiding adapting to change&#10;B)Greater economies of scale&#10;C)Reducing risk&#10;D)Staying ahead of the competition

Accepted Answer

Avoiding adapting to change is incorrect because strategic alliances are often formed to better adapt to change by leveraging the strengths of each partner, not to avoid adapting to change.

Question 8

Low cost airlines remain competitive by NOT:&#10;A)Using ticketless travel&#10;B)Providing multi-class cabin types (e.g. economy, business and first class)&#10;C)Having short turnaround times&#10;D)Using standardised aircraft types

Accepted Answer

Low-cost airlines typically do not offer multi-class cabin types as part of their strategy to reduce costs and keep ticket prices low. They focus on a single class to simplify operations and reduce expenses related to managing different cabin types.

Question 9

Airline costs do NOT comprise:&#10;A)Aviation fuel&#10;B)Staff remuneration&#10;C)Airport infrastructure costs (i.e. terminals)&#10;D)Servicing costs

Accepted Answer

Airport infrastructure costs, such as terminals, are typically managed and financed by airport authorities rather than the airlines themselves. Airlines may pay fees to use these facilities, but the costs of building and maintaining the infrastructure are not directly borne by the airlines.

Question 10

Select the correct term:&#10;A)Transitional company&#10;B)Transnational Corporation&#10;C)Transport Network Corporation&#10;D)Transnational chain&#10;E)The acronym TNC is used to denote a

Accepted Answer

The acronym TNC stands for Transnational Corporation, which refers to a company that operates in multiple countries beyond its home country.

Deck 5: Partnerships and Resources