Deck 14: Transportation

Question 1

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

Answer 1

A

Question 2

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

Answer 2

C

Question 3

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.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

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.

Question 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

Travelers are attracted by coach travel due to its following benefits except:

A) hassle free.
B) opportunities to make new friends.
C) economy.
D) convenience.
E) good for long trips.

Question 10

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

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

Question 11

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

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

Question 12

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.

Question 13

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 14

Railway travel may play the following roles except:

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

Question 15

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 16

Car rental companies are criticized for the following number of practices except:

A) profit through insurance sales that customers do not need.
B) charge excessively for dropping off a car at a different location.
C) provide service counters at airports.
D) fail to specify extra costs.

Question 17

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 18

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 19

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 20

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 21

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 22

MATCHING. Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
Match the term with the correct description.

A) Main Street of America
B) One or more hub cities, into and out of which most of their flights radiate
C) The port that airlines and cruise ship use
D) Sailing across the North Atlantic Ocean either to or from the Americas
E) The super-fast train suspended in the air and propelled by magnetic force
F) Providing compensation to travelers due to overbooking
G) An association of airlines that are concerned with airline coordination and safety
H) Cruising in which everyone is allowed to dress as they wish and eat when and where they like
I) An association of national governments that are concerned with airline coordination and safety
J) The packages for inland passengers to make their way to the coast
Freestyle cruising

Question 23

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 24

Among the following aircraft, which flies the highest in the sky?

A) turboprop aircraft
B) supersonic jets
C) subsonic jets
D) propeller-driven aircraft

Question 25

MATCHING. Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
Match the term with the correct description.

A) Main Street of America
B) One or more hub cities, into and out of which most of their flights radiate
C) The port that airlines and cruise ship use
D) Sailing across the North Atlantic Ocean either to or from the Americas
E) The super-fast train suspended in the air and propelled by magnetic force
F) Providing compensation to travelers due to overbooking
G) An association of airlines that are concerned with airline coordination and safety
H) Cruising in which everyone is allowed to dress as they wish and eat when and where they like
I) An association of national governments that are concerned with airline coordination and safety
J) The packages for inland passengers to make their way to the coast
International Air Transport Association (IATA)

Question 26

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 27

MATCHING. Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
Match the term with the correct description.

A) Main Street of America
B) One or more hub cities, into and out of which most of their flights radiate
C) The port that airlines and cruise ship use
D) Sailing across the North Atlantic Ocean either to or from the Americas
E) The super-fast train suspended in the air and propelled by magnetic force
F) Providing compensation to travelers due to overbooking
G) An association of airlines that are concerned with airline coordination and safety
H) Cruising in which everyone is allowed to dress as they wish and eat when and where they like
I) An association of national governments that are concerned with airline coordination and safety
J) The packages for inland passengers to make their way to the coast
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

Question 28

MATCHING. Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
Match the term with the correct description.

A) Main Street of America
B) One or more hub cities, into and out of which most of their flights radiate
C) The port that airlines and cruise ship use
D) Sailing across the North Atlantic Ocean either to or from the Americas
E) The super-fast train suspended in the air and propelled by magnetic force
F) Providing compensation to travelers due to overbooking
G) An association of airlines that are concerned with airline coordination and safety
H) Cruising in which everyone is allowed to dress as they wish and eat when and where they like
I) An association of national governments that are concerned with airline coordination and safety
J) The packages for inland passengers to make their way to the coast
Air-cruise package

Question 29

MATCHING. Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
Match the term with the correct description.

A) Main Street of America
B) One or more hub cities, into and out of which most of their flights radiate
C) The port that airlines and cruise ship use
D) Sailing across the North Atlantic Ocean either to or from the Americas
E) The super-fast train suspended in the air and propelled by magnetic force
F) Providing compensation to travelers due to overbooking
G) An association of airlines that are concerned with airline coordination and safety
H) Cruising in which everyone is allowed to dress as they wish and eat when and where they like
I) An association of national governments that are concerned with airline coordination and safety
J) The packages for inland passengers to make their way to the coast
Route 66

Question 30

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 31

MATCHING. Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
Match the term with the correct description.

A) Main Street of America
B) One or more hub cities, into and out of which most of their flights radiate
C) The port that airlines and cruise ship use
D) Sailing across the North Atlantic Ocean either to or from the Americas
E) The super-fast train suspended in the air and propelled by magnetic force
F) Providing compensation to travelers due to overbooking
G) An association of airlines that are concerned with airline coordination and safety
H) Cruising in which everyone is allowed to dress as they wish and eat when and where they like
I) An association of national governments that are concerned with airline coordination and safety
J) The packages for inland passengers to make their way to the coast
Crossings

Question 32

MATCHING. Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
Match the term with the correct description.

A) Main Street of America
B) One or more hub cities, into and out of which most of their flights radiate
C) The port that airlines and cruise ship use
D) Sailing across the North Atlantic Ocean either to or from the Americas
E) The super-fast train suspended in the air and propelled by magnetic force
F) Providing compensation to travelers due to overbooking
G) An association of airlines that are concerned with airline coordination and safety
H) Cruising in which everyone is allowed to dress as they wish and eat when and where they like
I) An association of national governments that are concerned with airline coordination and safety
J) The packages for inland passengers to make their way to the coast
Maglevs

Question 33

MATCHING. Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
Match the term with the correct description.

A) Main Street of America
B) One or more hub cities, into and out of which most of their flights radiate
C) The port that airlines and cruise ship use
D) Sailing across the North Atlantic Ocean either to or from the Americas
E) The super-fast train suspended in the air and propelled by magnetic force
F) Providing compensation to travelers due to overbooking
G) An association of airlines that are concerned with airline coordination and safety
H) Cruising in which everyone is allowed to dress as they wish and eat when and where they like
I) An association of national governments that are concerned with airline coordination and safety
J) The packages for inland passengers to make their way to the coast
Embarkation

Question 34

MATCHING. Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
Match the term with the correct description.

A) Main Street of America
B) One or more hub cities, into and out of which most of their flights radiate
C) The port that airlines and cruise ship use
D) Sailing across the North Atlantic Ocean either to or from the Americas
E) The super-fast train suspended in the air and propelled by magnetic force
F) Providing compensation to travelers due to overbooking
G) An association of airlines that are concerned with airline coordination and safety
H) Cruising in which everyone is allowed to dress as they wish and eat when and where they like
I) An association of national governments that are concerned with airline coordination and safety
J) The packages for inland passengers to make their way to the coast
Hub and spoke system

Question 35

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

Question 36

MATCHING. Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
Match the term with the correct description.

A) Main Street of America
B) One or more hub cities, into and out of which most of their flights radiate
C) The port that airlines and cruise ship use
D) Sailing across the North Atlantic Ocean either to or from the Americas
E) The super-fast train suspended in the air and propelled by magnetic force
F) Providing compensation to travelers due to overbooking
G) An association of airlines that are concerned with airline coordination and safety
H) Cruising in which everyone is allowed to dress as they wish and eat when and where they like
I) An association of national governments that are concerned with airline coordination and safety
J) The packages for inland passengers to make their way to the coast
Bumping