1.3 Key Terms Trends in Travel and Tourism Flashcards
(14 cards)
Tourism-generating areas
Places that tourists come from
Tourism-receiving areas
Areas that tourists visit; countries or regions where there are tourism destinations
Disposable Income
Amount of money available for spending after deducting essential expenses like food and housing from net income
GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
Measures used to show the size of a country’s economy. Views the value of goods and services that a country produces and used to show how well a country is performing
Currency exchange rate
Value of one currency in relation to another
Social
Relating to the ways in which people live together, such as family structure, available leisure time and attitudes to tourism impacts and sustainability
Demographic
Relating to the structure or balance of a population, for example the changing age profile of a population
Tourism impacts
The effects that tourism can have on a destination, including the effects on the people who live in the destination, including the effects on the people who live in the destination and on the environment
Visa
A travel document permitting a person to enter, leave or stay in a country. Visas are often time-limited. Ease of obtaining a visa to visit a country is a factor that can affect tourism flow to tourism-receiving areas.
ICT (information and communication technology)
The range of computer and other electronic devices, such as smartphones, used to store, send and share information
Real-time reservations
Travel and tourism bookings that are made instantly
Ticketless tarvel
Travel without physical tickets
Biometircs
Digital information about a person’s appearance that is used to establish their identity
