COMPREHENSIVE DESTINATION STUDIES
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●● the type of travel that is for pleasure and enjoyment
Answer: leisure travel
●● visiting friends and family
Answer: VFR
●● all of the goods and services produced in a country, within a year
Answer: GDP
●● when a traveler crosses one or more national borders
Answer: international tourism
●● people traveling for work-related purposes
Answer: business tourist
●● travel based on a particular reason or motivation
Answer: MICE
,●● when a traveler comes into a foreign country (not their own)
Answer: inbound tourist
●● reasons for travel which fall under the business tourism market
Answer: niche
●● when a trip or holiday takes place within a persons home
Answer: domestic tourism
●● a sub category for leisure travel might be...
Answer: a tourist who takes a day trip as a break from their daily routine
●● why might a person engage in MICE travel?
Answer: to meet with colleagues
●● which type of travel has a less pronounced seasonal pattern?
Answer: business
●● define intangible
Answer: cannot be easily evaluated or demonstrated
, ●● tourism accounts for how many jobs world-wide?
Answer: 1/11
●● an example of a niche market might be...
Answer: medical tourism, religious tourism, adventure tourism
●● according to statistics, which three countries are the top tourism
destinations?
Answer: france, united states, spain
●● according to statistics, which country spends the most on tourism?
Answer: china
●● according to statistics, what is the most popular reason why people
travel?
Answer: leisure
●● according to statistics, which means of travel did people use the most
to get to their destination?
Answer: airplane
●● the amount of goods and services that are sold in a year
Answer: GDP