Question 1

These factors are associated with demographics except:&#10;A) repeat patronage.&#10;B) age.&#10;C) family life cycles.&#10;D) income.

Accepted Answer

Repeat patronage is not a demographic factor, but rather a behavioral factor. Demographic factors are ones such as age, family life cycles, and income that are based on personal characteristics.

Question 2

This shift in values has the least immediate impact on travel.&#10;A) more luster of travel&#10;B) smaller household size&#10;C) increased use of technology making the once-desolate destinations more appealing&#10;D) the enlarged perspective of travel brought by mass media&#10;E) less appeal in possession of materials

Accepted Answer

B

Question 3

Airlines are aiming for a 50 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2050. This is an example of the following:&#10;A) government regulation for minimizing tourism's social impacts.&#10;B) government regulation for responsible tourism.&#10;C) private sector's effort in promoting responsible tourism.&#10;D) private sector's effort in minimizing tourism's social impacts.

Accepted Answer

This is an example of the private sector's effort, specifically the airline industry's initiative, to promote responsible tourism by reducing carbon emissions.

Question 4

The following is not a trend in people's living condition that causes impact on travel.&#10;A) Increased apartment and condominium living and the stimulated needs to &#34;get away from it all.&#34;&#10;B) Increased Internet technology enables people to take control of their own travel plans.&#10;C) Urban life styles often include traveling.&#10;D) Cities are growing with more people living in cities.

Accepted Answer

Option B describes the impact of technology on travel planning and is not related to people's living conditions. Options A, C and D all describe how people's living conditions and lifestyles can impact travel.

Question 5

The uncontrollable factors that inhibit people from traveling include the following except:&#10;A) excessive labor cost in transportation.&#10;B) political unrest.&#10;C) recession.&#10;D) baggage delay.&#10;E) economic uncertainty.

Accepted Answer

The other options listed, excessive labor cost in transportation, political unrest, recession, and economic uncertainty, are all factors that can significantly impede travel. However, baggage delay, while frustrating, is not an uncontrollable factor that would necessarily prevent someone from traveling.

Question 6

Destination management organizations are faced with the challenges in the following areas except:&#10;A) emerging innovative advertising strategies.&#10;B) growing global competition.&#10;C) changes in the consumer market.&#10;D) rising discretionary income.&#10;E) the evolution of new technologies.

Accepted Answer

Rising discretionary income is generally seen as a positive factor for destination management organizations, as it can lead to increased travel and tourism demand, rather than a challenge.

Question 7

Tourism impacts are the following except:&#10;A) economic.&#10;B) social and cultural.&#10;C) environmental.&#10;D) socio-demographical.

Accepted Answer

Tourism impacts are typically categorized into economic, social and cultural, and environmental impacts. Socio-demographical is not a standard category for tourism impacts.

Question 8

This is not a trend that favors travel development.&#10;A) the increased number of retired persons&#10;B) higher divorce rate and many singles&#10;C) greater mobility&#10;D) rising disposable incomes&#10;E) increased risks associated with terrorist attacks and epidemics

Accepted Answer

The increased risks associated with terrorist attacks and epidemics discourage people from traveling, which is not favorable for travel development. The other options, such as the increased number of retired persons, higher divorce rate and many singles, greater mobility, and rising disposable incomes, may have a positive impact on travel development.

Question 9

The following are the examples of controllable issues that inhibit people from traveling except:&#10;A) terrorism.&#10;B) flight delays.&#10;C) baggage problems.&#10;D) jammed airport terminals.&#10;E) overbooking.

Accepted Answer

Terrorism is not a controllable issue by travelers or most organizations, as it involves unpredictable acts of violence or threats that can affect travel plans and safety. Flight delays, baggage problems, jammed airport terminals, and overbooking are all issues that, to some extent, can be managed or mitigated by airlines, airports, or travelers themselves through planning and customer service.

Question 10

This is the trend in tourism related to demand influences.&#10;A) fewer baby boomers than before who have the time and desire to travel&#10;B) customization of tourism&#10;C) enormous increase in outbound travel form China and India&#10;D) the continued splintering of tourism niche markets

Accepted Answer

The enormous increase in outbound travel from China and India is a significant demand influence on the tourism industry. These two countries have large populations with rising incomes and a growing middle class, leading to a surge in international travel. This trend is expected to continue in the future, making China and India key markets for the tourism industry. The other options are also important trends, but they do not have the same level of impact on demand as the increase in outbound travel from China and India.

Question 11

Removing shoes and limiting the volume of liquids at the security checkpoints are the examples of:&#10;A) controllable issues.&#10;B) too much security.&#10;C) lack of security.&#10;D) uncontrollable issues.

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Question 12

This is an example of an official government national tourist office (NTO) in the United States.&#10;A) World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)&#10;B) the United Nations World Tourism Organization (WTO)&#10;C) the Office of Travel and Tourism Industries (OTTI)&#10;D) Travel Industry Association of America (TIA)

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Question 13

This is the answer to problems in tourism such as crowdedness and over-reliance on tourists dollars.&#10;A) multiplier effect&#10;B) capacity control&#10;C) import substitution&#10;D) foreign exchange earnings

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Question 14

The supply side of tourism has shown the following trends except:&#10;A) tourism continues to improve the quality of tourism services.&#10;B) tourism businesses provide the tourism experiences that consumers want.&#10;C) mass tourism will grow.&#10;D) tourism places greater emphasis on environmental protection.

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Question 15

The concept of package tours was initiated by:&#10;A) some coach tour companies.&#10;B) Thomas Cook.&#10;C) Expedia.&#10;D) the American Automobile Association (AAA).&#10;E) American Express.

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Question 16

This is not related to environmental impacts of tourism.&#10;A) industries becoming more carbon neutral&#10;B) over visitation of some ecologically sensitive areas&#10;C) fake replica of local culture and art&#10;D) climate changes

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Question 17

Information technology can bring the following changes to tourism and travel except:&#10;A) greatly improved access to information about destinations.&#10;B) greater mobility of illegal immigrants.&#10;C) greater ease in booking travel and accommodation through seamless connectivity of systems.&#10;D) reduced complexity in purchasing, marketing and distribution.&#10;E) less customer loyalty due to more options brought by technologies.

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Question 18

This is not one of the top three receiving regions of tourists based on the prediction of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).&#10;A) East Asia and the Pacific&#10;B) the Americas&#10;C) Europe&#10;D) Africa

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Question 19

The increasing number of travels by retired persons results from the following except:&#10;A) transportation discounts for senior citizens.&#10;B) the rising life expectancy.&#10;C) the availability of extension pension plans.&#10;D) the increasing amount of people living with kids at home.

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Question 20

The tourist dollar is more valuable to a local economy than the dollar generated and spent within the economy. This is because:&#10;A) tourist money is in U.S. dollars and people love dollars.&#10;B) the tourist dollar brings leakage effects to the local economy.&#10;C) the tourist dollar is the &#34;seed&#34; of money that will grow into and trigger rounds of additional spending.&#10;D) the tourist dollar is hard currency.

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