RPTM 210 Question and answers correctly solved RPTM 210 - EXAM 1
% of global employment attributed to travel and tourism - correct answer 9.9% (313 mil)
% of worlds GDP attributed to travel and tourism - correct answer 10.4%
which is greater, business travel or leisure travel? - corr...
RPTM 210 - EXAM 1
% of global employment attributed to travel and tourism - correct answer
✔9.9% (313 mil)
% of worlds GDP attributed to travel and tourism - correct answer ✔10.4%
which is greater, business travel or leisure travel? - correct answer ✔leisure
77.5% business 22.5%
which is greater, domestic spending vs. foreign visitor spending? - correct
answer ✔domestic 72.7% foreign visitor 27.3%
what significant thing did the Sumerians in Babylonia do? - correct answer
✔invention of money
during the time of the Sumerians in Babylonia, what was travel for? - correct
answer ✔business, trade, and war
Middle Ages, (5th to 14th century) - correct answer ✔decline in wealth, fall of
great empires, travel suffered
Renaissance - correct answer ✔revival of culture, working class focused on
sports, Grand Tour was introduced
what are blue laws? - correct answer ✔recreation enterprises must close on
Sundays
,Thomas Cook - correct answer ✔travel excursion organizer, lead famous
212 day round tour, created the Grand Tour, company went bankrupt Sunday
why was the highway system created and what did it lead to? - correct
answer ✔WWII Cold War protection, increased travel
public recreation vs. private recreation - correct answer ✔public: social good,
open to everyone
private: for profit, usually has a board of directors
gov't in commercial recreation -- explain complementary relationships - correct
answer ✔- complementary commercial enterprises for any number of reasons
- infrastructure (roads, waterways, utilities, etc.)
- promote tourism and commercial development
- provide basic public facilities where residents can use commercially
purchased equipment
gov't in commercial recreation -- explain cooperative relationships - correct
answer ✔- government and private enterprises interact directly
- private companies contracted to provide programs at public facilities
gov't in commercial recreation -- explain planning relationships - correct
answer ✔- long-range planning for recreation and tourism
- public hearings attended by private business representatives
- comprehensive local and state plans include the input of commercial
recreation owners/mangers
, what is a disruptor and what are some examples? - correct answer ✔-
businesses that are changing the basic structure of the industry (Uber and
Airbnb)
- international, national, regional and local economic conditions
- changes in demographics
- sustainability of natural resources and culture
- foreign policy, war, and crime
- terrorism - events and "alert levels"
- technological changes
describe the five major steps of the commercial recreation and tourism
experiences - correct answer ✔1. anticipation, preparation, planning
2. travel to
3. on-site participation/purchasing
4. travel from
5. recollection
_____ percent of all new enterprises fail within _____ years - correct answer
✔45%
5 years
what are 4 of the biggest challenges of our industry? - correct answer ✔- we
are dependent on discretionary income
- the seasonal nature of the industry
- cyclical periods of good and bad time periods/years
- the economy dictates our success to an extent
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