GG294 – Tourism Exam Questions With Revised Answers
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GG294 – Tourism Exam Questions With
Revised Answers
Tourism - answertravel away from one's home for more than 24 hours, leisure time,
travelling for business
The Golden Age of the 1950s - answerspurred growth of consumer driven society in western
world. greater disposable income & discretion...
GG294 – Tourism Exam Questions With
Revised Answers
Tourism - answer✔✔travel away from one's home for more than 24 hours, leisure time,
travelling for business
The Golden Age of the 1950s - answer✔✔spurred growth of consumer driven society in western
world. greater disposable income & discretionary spending
Changing Politics and Economic Growth 1990s - answer✔✔post communist countries began
periods of economic growth. domestic tourism transformed
Globalization 2000s - answer✔✔increasing global and free trade led to fast growing economies.
increase of middle class travelling
Traveller, Tourist, Visitor - answer✔✔person who stays away from residence from one night up
to a year
Excursionists - answer✔✔person who begins and ends their visit from the same base within 24
hours (eg cruise)
International Tourism - answer✔✔visits to a country by non - residents (inbound), residents of a
country visiting another country (outbound)
Domestic Tourism - answer✔✔Inbound tourists and residents visiting their own country
(staycation)
Is Tourism a System or Industry? - answer✔✔SYSTEM
Tourism as a Product (HIIP) - answer✔✔Heterogenous, Inseparable, Intangible, Perishable
Tourism History: Adventure Insta Travellers - answer✔✔motivated by risk & sense of
adventure, self - initiated or seeking financial pursuits, collection of experiences 'bucket list'
Tourism History: Explorer - answer✔✔also motivated by risk & sense of adventure, collection
of experiences, sought out tangible collectibles
Beginning of Tourism: Romans - answer✔✔did not travel just for the sake of travelling, had to
board merchant ships, routes across the Mediterranean
Beginning of Tourism: Greeks - answer✔✔similar to Ancient Rome; cities were become
crowded and polluted, elite wanted to escape to seaside resorts, olympic games & theatre
performances
The Crusades - answer✔✔1095-1229. Armies of Christians from Western Europe responded to
the pope's plea to go to war with the Arab world. 6 crusades.
The Pilgrimage Routes - answer✔✔considered dangerous and difficult. Travel undertaken only
for purposes of trade or religion only, travel endured rather than being enjoyed
Medieval Travel - answer✔✔pilgrimages to see landmarks, took pieces as souvenirs
Modern Tourism; The Grand Tour - answer✔✔16th & 17th centuries, travel as an essential part
of a young mans education, aristocratic young men in the presence of their tutors
Seaside Resorts - rise of Convenient Accommodations - answer✔✔hotel accommodations near
national parks in US, hotel near railways lines in Canada (CNR), motels along interstate and
major highways
Factors in the Creation of Modern Tourism - answer✔✔industrial revolution, available supply.
affordable transit, travel accessible to middle class not just elite, government labour policy
Push Factors - answer✔✔factors which induce tourists to want to leave their place of residence
and go on a trip
Pull Factors - answer✔✔factors which attract tourists to a particular destination
Attraction Typology Scale; General Environments - answer✔✔nature, rural settings (eg cultural
landscapes), human settlements (eg art galleries)
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