HSP M 260 Final Exam questions with
correct answers
_____________ is one of emerging destinations. - correct answer ✔✔Middle East
Distribution channels in Australia, North America, and the U.K. tend to be of the "consensus" type. -
correct answer ✔✔True
OTAs use only ONE business model to operate their system. - correct answer ✔✔False
This distribution channels are used by Touristik Union International, one of the largest German tour
operators, which controls a network of travel agencies and a large number of resorts and hotels. -
correct answer ✔✔Vertically integrated channels
Incentive travel houses, destination management companies and professional conference organizers are
all specialist travel intermediaries in which sector of the travel system: - correct answer ✔✔Meetings
sector
Which of the followings is a leading global distribution system (GDS) - correct answer ✔✔Amadeus
The Silk Road began in the 2nd century BC. - correct answer ✔✔True
Recent cruise tourism trends include EXCEPT: - correct answer ✔✔Travel agent use has decreased.
The use of technology to replace business travel is a trend with implications for the future of the travel
industry. - correct answer ✔✔True
__________________ is a form of travel that involves the seeking of a sense of adventure in physical
activity, cultural exchange, and interaction with the natural environment. - correct answer ✔✔Adventure
tourism
, Geolocation preference is one way to describe the segments that comprise the leisure travel market. -
correct answer ✔✔True
Increasingly, companies are putting less effort into controlling their corporate travel costs. - correct
answer ✔✔False
In Hofstede's National Culture model, which of the following best describes the notion of collectivism? -
correct answer ✔✔People are supposed to look after the interests of their in-group and share similar
beliefs with those of their in-group
People in high context cultures tend to exchange information more explicitly through the message itself
when compared to those from low context cultures. - correct answer ✔✔False
Which of the following is NOT one of four links in the tourism system? - correct answer
✔✔Accommodations
DESTINATION, MARKETING, DEMAND, AND TOURISM are the four parts of the tourism system. - correct
answer ✔✔False
There are universally-accepted criteria for successful destinations. - correct answer ✔✔False
The five main components of the destination product are infrastructure, transportation, recreation,
attractions, and service quality and friendliness. - correct answer ✔✔False
Wi-Fi services in destinations is an example of which component of the destination product? - correct
answer ✔✔Infrastructure
One of the potential positive environmental impacts of tourism is. - correct answer ✔✔Greater
protection of specific ecosystems
This approach is a key to achieving an acceptable balance between the positive and negative impacts of
tourism. - correct answer ✔✔Sustainable tourism development
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