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Global Tourism (KQ1) Flashcards

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What are tourists?

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  • people who go to and stay in places outside their usual environment for more than 24h but no more than 1 consecutive year for leisure, business or other purposes
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What is tourism?

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  • it refers to the activities of tourists and can be categorised into either international or domestic tourism
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What is international tourism?

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  • tourism outside of a tourist’s own country
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What is domestic tourism?

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  • tourism within a tourist’s own country
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What are the 5 different tourist activities in tourist destinations that attract people to visit them?

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  • places of scenic beauty
  • places with good facilities
  • places with rich culture
  • places of conflict
  • space tourism
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What is the type of tourism associated with places of scenic beauty?

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  • honeypot tourism
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What is honeypot tourism?

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  • refers to tourism that attracts large numbers of people due to a site’s scenic beauty
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What are the different environments present in honeypot tourism?

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  • natural environments such as mountains, valleys, waterfalls and islands
  • human enviornments such as towers or gardens
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What are some characteristics of places with honeypot tourism?

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  • overcrowded during peak hours
  • wide range of tourist facilities available to attract more tourist arrivals
  • such as hotels, shopping centres and transport stations
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What are some examples of places with natural environments?

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  • grand canyon, arizona USA
  • halong bay, Vietnam
  • victoria falls, Zambezi river (between the borders of Zimbabwe and Zambia in Africa)
  • northern light, Norway
  • great barrier reef, Australia
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What are some examples of places with human environments?

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  • eiffel tower, France
  • keukenhof flower gardens, the Netherlands
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What are the types of tourism associated with places with good facilities?

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  • MICE
  • medical tourism
  • theme parks
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What does MICE stand for?

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  • meeting
  • incentives
  • conventions
  • events
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What is MICE tourism?

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  • refers to a type of tourism that brings in large groups of people for certain activities
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What are some characteristics of MICE locations?

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  • have venues to hold large scale events
  • good supporting infrastructure and services such as roads, international airport, hotels, retail shops, entertainment and transport services
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What are some examples of large scale events held at MICE venues?

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  • air shows
  • international conference
  • sports events
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Why do organisers hold large scale events?

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  • to attract business travellers and international tourists
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What is an example of a MICE location?

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  • Singapore topped the list of convention cities in asia pacific for 10 consecutive years
  • marina bay sands EXPO and convention centre emerged as asia’s best MICE hotel in 2011 and 2012
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What is medical tourism?

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  • refers to people travelling to a place to undergo medical procedures that would enhance or restore health
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Who would typically travel for medical tourism?

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  • people from developed countries
  • people from less developed countries
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What are the reasons someone would seek medical procedures in a foreign country?

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  • avoid long waiting periods for medical treatment in their own country
  • avoid paying high medical costs for medical treatments in their own countries
  • to seek better quality medical procedures
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What are some examples of countries popular for medical tourism?

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  • south korea is famous for its cosmetic surgery
  • singapore is famous for complex medical procedures
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What are theme parks?

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  • theme parks are places with amusement park settings or are attractions that have a central subject or theme which can be based on films, history and education
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Who often sets up theme parks?

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  • large-scale enterprises that are part of an international chain
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Who do facilities in a theme park cater to?

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  • tourists of different age groups
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What are some examples of theme parks around the world?

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  • disneyland (USA, china, japan, france)
  • window of the world, shenzhen china
  • universal studios (USA, singapore, japan)
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What are the types of tourism associated with places with a rich culture?

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  • heritage tourism
  • film-induced tourism
  • pilgrimage tourism
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What is heritage tourism?

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  • refers to people travelling to places to experience the culture and to better understand their history
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How can both international and domestic tourists benefit from heritage tourism?

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  • international tourists can learn about and appreciate a country’s identity, culture and history from heritage sites and activities
  • domestic tourists can reinforce their national identity when visiting these sites
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How does the UN educational, scientific and cultural organization (UNESCO) select world heritage sites?

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  • sites of cultural significance to the world and their own countries
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What are some examples of places with heritage tourism?

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  • melaka and george town, the straits of malacca, malaysia
  • machu picchu, peru
  • tower of london, UK
  • buckingham palace, UK
  • ban chiang archaeological site, thailand
  • the great wall of china, china
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What is film-induced tourism?

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  • refers to people travelling to visit locations featured in films
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Why do people take part in film-induced tourism?

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  • they want to find out how these locations inspired part of the film
  • or they are influenced by films to visit these locations which they might not have considered before
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What are some examples of locations with film-induced tourism?

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  • ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ influenced many to visit New Zealand
  • ‘Avatar’ has made zhangjiajie national forest park in china a popular tourist destination
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What is pilgrimage tourism?

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  • refers to people travelling to a place to take part in religious activity
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What places are most commonly visited by people taking part in pilgrimage tourism?

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  • sacred places such as a shrine
  • mosque
  • temple
  • church
37
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When do religious places attract many tourists?

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  • major religious holidays or events
38
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What are some examples of places with pilgrimage tourism?

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  • the vatican city (catholic christianity)
  • jerusalem, israel (christianity, islam, judaism)
  • varanasi, india (hinduism)
  • mecca, saudi arabia (islam)
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What is the type of tourism associated with places of conflicts?

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  • dark tourism
40
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What is dark tourism?

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  • refers to people travelling to a location associated with death or tragedy
41
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Who typically takes part in dark tourism?

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  • usually survivors
  • relatives of those affected
  • friends of those affected
  • others who may be interested to better understand an event
41
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Who typically takes part in dark tourism?

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  • usually survivors
  • relatives of those affected
  • friends of those affected
  • others who may be interested to better understand an event
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What are some examples of places with dark tourism?

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  • cu chi and vinh moc tunnels, vietnam
  • pompeii, italy
  • tuol sleng genocide museum, cambodia
  • nanjing massacre memorial hall, china
  • auschwitz, poland
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What is the role of the government in tourism?

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  • influences the number of visitors and the length of stay
  • Plan, fund and build tourism infrastructure
  • authorise air landings
  • authorises construction of tourism facilities
  • ensures safety and security of tourism sites
  • set up tourism agencies that devise strategies to promote tourism
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What is an example of a tourism agency that devises strategies to promote tourism?

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  • Singapore Tourism Board (STB)
45
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What does the Singapore Tourism Board do?

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  • facilitates tourism-related businesses to invest in Singapore
  • encourages development of new attractions
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What is the role of the media in promoting tourism?

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  • influences the decisions of tourists
  • positive vs negative reports
47
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What is the role of international organisations in promoting tourism?

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  • generates reports that either encourage or discourage tourism in certain places
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What are some examples of international organisations that promote tourism?

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  • OECD
  • UNWTO
  • WHO
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What has been the trend of international tourism?

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  • upwards/increasing trend
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Where is international tourism most popular?

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  • no.1: Europe
  • no.2: Asia-pacific
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What is the trend of domestic tourism?

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  • increasing/upwards trend
52
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Where is domestic tourism the most popular form of tourism?

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  • Philippines
  • china

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