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Flashcards by Sid Bendall, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Sid Bendall
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What is Tourism? | The short term movement of people to places away from where they live or work. |
| Define Mass Tourism | Large numbers of people visiting the same area |
| What is a Package Holiday? | A tour where transport, accommodation and food are all included in one price |
| Define a Short Haul flight | A short distance flight of less than 3 hours |
| What is a Long Haul flight? | A flight over a long distance taking more than 3 hours to reach the destination |
| What is a Specialist holiday? | A holiday based on a particular area, interest or activity |
| Define Fair Trade Tourism | Makes sure the benefits go directly to those whose land, natural resources, work, knowledge and culture is being used |
| What is Event Tourism? | Travel based around specific events such as sport, culture, historical |
| What is the Development Gap? | The difference between the rich and the poor |
| What is a Honey Pot Site? | An area of attractive scenery or built attraction which attracts vast numbers of tourists |
| Define Volatility | Someone or something which is prone to change |
| What is Eco-tourism? | Holidays that do little or no damage to the local environment and local community |
| What is Corporate Responsibility? | How a company manages its impact on the local communities and the environment |
| Define the Wilderness | An undeveloped and isolated environment |
| What is the Positive Multiplier Effect? | The cumulative benefit which tourism brings to an area (Cumulative - how one benefit leads to another) |
| What is Community Tourism? | Tourism run by locals |
| What is a History Holiday? | It is the story of the local trade - donations are made to the story teller |
| What is the Human Development index and how is it measured? | Ranking of countries in order of development according to three factors: GNI, life expectancy and educational attainment. |
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