Chapter 17

Question 1

Tourists travel to ________, places with some form of actual or perceived boundary, such as physical boundary of an island, political boundaries, or even market-created boundaries.

Answer 1

destinations

Question 2

________such as the United States contain thousands of ________, including regions, states, cities, towns, and even visitor destinations within a town.

Answer 2

Macrodestinations,microdestinations

Question 3

Tourism’s most visible benefit is ________in hotels, restaurants, retail establishments, and transportation.

Answer 3

employment

Question 4

Second, less visible benefits are ________industries and professions, many of which pay considerably more than the visible employment opportunities.

Answer 4

support

Question 5

The third benefit is the ________effect as tourist expenditures cycle through the local economy.

Answer 5

multiplier

Question 6

Tourism’s fourth benefit is state and local ________derived from taxes on tourism, and helps shift the tax burden to ________.

Answer 6

revenues,nonresidents

Question 7

Tourism also yields a fifth benefit, the ________of locally made products.

Answer 7

export

Question 8

________marketing is an integral part of developing and retaining a location’s popularity.

Answer 8

Destination

Question 9

Too often, planners focus only on destination developments without attention to ________and ________attributes that attracted travelers to the destination in the first place.

Answer 9

retaining,preserving

Question 10

Tourist ________must balance temptation to maximize tourist dollars with preservation of the natural tourist attractions and the quality of life for local residents.

Answer 10

development

Question 11

Tourist destinations that build solid infrastructures can look for increased business by expanding from a seasonal product to a ________product or by expanding the geographic base of their product

Answer 11

multiseasonal

Question 12

________tourism is a concept of tourism management that anticipates & prevents problems that occur when carrying capacity is exceeded.

Answer 12

Sustainable

Question 13

________capacity is determined by an environmental impact assessment.

Answer 13

Carrying

Question 14

________is one of the fastest growing niche markets in the travel industry & generally viewed
as representing sustainable tourism.

Answer 14

Ecotourism

Question 15

Because leisure travel is ________& ________, guests have come to expect amenities and services without questioning the environment.

Answer 15

emotional, discretionary

Question 16

Tourist ________is fierce amid a growing and constantly changing tourist market, where, in addition to strong tourist destinations, declining places upgrade, and new places appear.

Answer 16

competition

Question 17

_______includes travel time from airport to lodging, language barriers, cleanliness and sanitary concerns, access to amenities, and special needs.

Answer 17

Convenience

Question 18

__________ means risk factors like political instability civil disturbances, currency fluctuations, safety, etc.

Answer 18

Timeliness

Question 19

Tourism planners should conduct an ________of the existing resources of their communities to determine opportunities for events

Answer 19

audit

Question 20

Beyond economic value, events help create an ________for a community.

Answer 20

identity

Question 21

Ability to concentrate attractions, facilities, and services in a convenient, accessible location is essential to create a strong destination ________.

Answer 21

pull

Question 22

Tourist ________is highly dependent on public investments, woefully inadequate without private investment and market mechanisms to respond to changing consumer needs and wants.

Answer 22

expansion

Question 23

Destinations find they must make more than ________or ________investments to attract tourists

Answer 23

financial,hospitality

Question 24

Many visitor destinations are in fact only ________destinations for travelers on their way elsewhere.

Answer 24

stopover

Question 25

In an era in which most people in industrialized nations are urban or suburban dwellers, ________tourism has become increasingly important.

Answer 25

farm

Question 26

Thousands of individuals choose to spend vacations assisting others, particularly in underdeveloped nations, an activity called ________-driven tourism.

Answer 26

purpose

Question 27

________tourism is a fast & lucrative segment of tourism, as people travel internationally to gain access to less expensive health care.

Answer 27

Medical

Question 28

Tourism marketers know even though an area may attract an activity-specific segment, there is great ________in providing reasons for others to come.

Answer 28

potential

Question 29

While the historical concept of travel has been to go someplace for a purpose, it can be argued that for many contemporary pleasure travelers, the real destination is the ________of travel such as a cruise ship, river paddle ship, or a special railroad.

Answer 29

vehicle

Question 30

Several classifications have been used to describe different visitor destination segments:

a. ________mass tourists - Little or no influence over the travel experience other than to purchase one package or another.
b. ________mass tourists - Somewhat more control over their itinerary. For instance, they may rent a car to visit attractions
c. ________- They plan their own itineraries and make their own reservations
d. ________- These people, the backpacker group, seldom, if ever, are found in a traditional hotel

Answer 30

Organized,Individual,Explorers,Drifters

Question 31

Plog observed that destinations are first discovered by ________(backpackers or explorers).

Answer 31

allocentrics

Question 32

One job of a tourist organization is to increase the ________of a destination.

Answer 32

accessibility

Question 33

Marketing information systems help identify and predict ________trends that are responsible for these changes.

Answer 33

environmental

Question 34

________markets must be identified and served.

Answer 34

Emerging

Question 35

Effective destination ________requires congruence between advertising and the destination.

Answer 35

imaging

Question 36

An effective way of communicating with potential travelers is by offering ________.

Answer 36

packages

Question 37

City, county, or area ________and ________ ________(CVB) promote tourism on the local level.

Answer 37

convention, visitors bureaus