Lesson 1 Reviewer Flashcards
Preliminary Exam Reviewer (45 cards)
plays a vital role in a country
Tourism
apparently, it serve as the blood life of the economy.
Tourism
This is because Tourism brings in large amounts of income into local economy in the form of ____________________ needed by travelers.
payment for goods and services
According to the Provincial Tourism Office (PTO), tourist arrivals in Iloilo province increased by ______ in 2017.
23.18 percent
_______ domestic and foreign tourists visited the province in 2017.
310,878
The Philippine tourism industry generated ______ in receipts.
PHP 5.6 billion
In terms of international visitor arrivals, this country remains as the country’s top source market for visitors.
South Korea
Located in Ifugao Province, Cordillera, because of its high altitude, is often described as “where land merges with the clouds to meet the heavens” with the rice terraces as “the stairway to the sky.
Banaue Rice Terraces
Located in the Province of Bohol, a series of 1,268 perfectly symmetrical, haycock-shaped hills that rise some 30 meters above the ground.
Chocolate Hills
A National Geologic Monument, these unique, rock formations were cast after million years of evolution.
Chocolate Hills
Located in the Province of Aklan, where White Beach is so fine and feels like treading on miles of baby powder!
Boracay
According to the old accounts of the Etymological meaning of the words tourism derived from the:
Latin word
Tour as “Tonare” and Greek word “Tornos”
Latin word for ‘tour’
tonare
Greek word for ‘tour’
tornos
English meaning of the Latin word “Tonare” and Greek word “Tornos”
a lathe or a circle movement.
modern English meaning of ‘Tonare’ and ‘Tornos’
One’s turn
The suffix “–ism” is defined as
an “action or process”
It defined tourism as the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes, except activities remunerated from within the place visited.
United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNTWO, 2008)
one who performs a given action.
Tourist
He defined tourism as the totality of the relationship and phenomenon arising from the travel and stay of strangers provided the stay does not imply the establishment of a permanent residence and is not connected with a remunerated activity.
Professor Hunziker and Kraft (1942)
The Latin word “Hospes” means
“Stranger”
It is a place and feeling where one can build their own self-esteem and pride, by providing positive memories and experiences to our guests.
Hospitality
“Hospitality” comes from
The Latin word ‘Hospes’
It means providing service to others yet not bring cast as servant.
Hospitality
