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| What is tourism, and what is the expected growth in the future? |
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The processes, activities, and outcomes arising from the relationship and interactions among tourists, tourism suppliers, host governments, host communities, and surrounding environments that are involved in the attracting and hosting of visitors
2011- 4-5 % rate |
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| 2. In the book the USTA forecasted the size of tourism and amount spent in the United States, what are those numbers? |
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-Third largest retail industry behind automobile and food sales
2010- 738.5 billion
2011- 805.7 billion
2012- 858.7 billion
2013- 895.5 billion |
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| 3. Be able to define and give me examples of the difference between a traveler, tourist, visitor, excursionist, and same-day visitor. |
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Definition
Traveler- any person on a trip between two or more countries
Tourist- seeks psychic and physical experiences and satisfaction, which in turn dictates the destination of choice
Visitor- a traveler engaged in tourism
Excursionist- traveler who spends less than 24 hours at a destination out of their usual environment
Same-Day Visitor- person who does not spend the night in a collective or private accommodation in the country visited |
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| 4. How do other countries define a trip? How far does a traveler have to go for it to be counted as a trip in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia? |
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United States- 50 miles away from home or an overnight stay
Canada- 50 miles away from home
United Kingdom- at least one night away from home
Australia- 40 km away from home and spending at least one night |
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| 5. Understand the basic approaches to the study of tourism. |
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Definition
-Institutional -Economic
-Product -Sociological
-Historical -Geographic
-Managerial -Interdisciplinary |
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| 6. Know the different perspectives or stakeholders groups that impact and contribute to tourism. |
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Definition
Tourist- seeks psychic and physical experiences and satisfaction, which in turn dictates the destination of choice
Business Provider- sees tourism as an opportunity to make profit
Government- develops the tourist plan and policy for the destination
Host Community- may be employed in tourism industry and provide experience |
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| 7. Be able to define and know the differences between inbound and outbound tourism. |
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Definition
Inbound- visits to a country by non-residents
Outbound- visits by residents of a country to another country |
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| 8. Know the benefits and costs of tourism. |
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Definition
Benefits- increases income and GNP, additional infrastructure, job creation, improves quality of life
Costs- seasonality, creates demand on resources, increases inflation, loss of culture |
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| 9. What era/civilization is credited with the beginning of modern traveler? What happened/invented that helped start modern travel? |
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Definition
| -Phoenicians because of sea travel for trade and carried first paying passengers |
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| 10. Why are the Romans considered the first pleasure travelers? |
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Definition
| -They built the first roads and would sight-see on them |
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| 11. What was Thomas Cook’s contribution to travel and tourism? |
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Definition
| -First rail excursion agent in 1841 |
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| 12. The first seaside resort in Britain was for what purpose? |
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Definition
| -For their therapeutic value visited for reasons of health |
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| 13. What is credited with the start of mass tourism? |
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Definition
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| 14. What was the first scheduled airline service? |
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| Berlin-Leipzig-Weimar route on carrier of Lufthansa |
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| 15. What is the forecast for jobs in travel and tourism? |
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Definition
| in 2020, 303 million jobs or 9.2% of total job market |
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| 16. What are the job skills required for the travel and tourism industry? |
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Definition
| leadership, customer service, computer/IT skills, multicultural understanding, verbal communication |
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| 17. What are some career possibilities in tourism? |
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Definition
| airlines, food service, buses, cruises, railroad, travel agencies, tour companies, festivals and events |
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| 18. What are the benefits of internships? |
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Definition
| hands-on experience, get to better know your field, learn practical skills, develop professionalism |
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| 19. Know the principle problems/concerns related to transportation. |
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Definition
| cost, seasonality, safety, security, congestion, environment, accessibility |
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| 20. What are the main reasons air travel has dominated the long and medium trip passenger market? |
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Definition
| range, speed, ease, efficiency, consistency |
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| 21. What is airline deregulation, why did it happen, what did it cause, should there be regulation? |
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Definition
1978, ended government regulation, created competition and therefore lower prices in market, hub systems and consolidation.
Also, created alliances between companies |
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| 22. What are some obstacles of air travel? What can be done to overcome some of those obstacles? What is the portion of the US adult population that has flown? |
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Definition
safety, security, labor and fuel costs, efficiency, streamlining
645.7 million people carried in US in 2011 |
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| 23. Where is rail travel more prominent and why is it more popular in those areas? What keeps Amtrak in business? |
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Definition
France, Japan, China
US subsidies |
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| 24. How is the car rental industry connected to airline industry? How can the car rental industry expand it services? |
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Definition
| airport revenues account for much of car rentals, people rent when they get off the plane |
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| 25. What are some of the obstacles the cruise line industry faces? How can it overcome some of those obstacles? |
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Definition
safety, security
dept of homeland security |
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| 26. How and why are the oil companies critical to the transportation system? |
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Definition
heavy impact on automobile transportation
supply maps as a touring service
Organize motor clubs which provide travel information and routing services |
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| 27. What is the U.S. Scenic byways program? |
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Definition
gave $80 million dollars in order to fund eligible scenic byways
TEA-21 Act called for $148 million dollars to enhance historic or scenic roads |
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