TM111 Test Questions And Answers

TM111 Test Questions And Answers Tourism and hospitality - ANSWER- one of the fastest growing industries in the world Food and beverage component - ANSWER- Any business that provides food or drink to customers, including catering businesses. lodging component - ANSWER- INVOLVES PROVIDING OVERNIGHT OR EVEN LONG-TERM SERVICES TO GUESTS. FOR MANY PEOPLE, LODGING IS A PLACE TO SLEEP. FOR OTHERS, LODGING FACILITIES NOT ONLY PROVIDE BEDS BUT ALSO ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. HENCE, THE LODGING INDUSTRY COMPONENT HAS BEGAN TO ACCOMMODATE SEVERAL CUSTOMER PREFERENCES- FROM BUDGET MOTELS TO LUXURY HOTELS AND EXPENSIVE RESORTS. Recreation and entertainment component - ANSWER- entertain his/her guest wether they are gis neighbours or traveler Travel and tourism - ANSWER- provide primary services to travelers. transportation - ANSWER- make it possible for people to go from one place to another. travel agent - ANSWER- someone who sells or arranges trips or tours for customers tour operator - ANSWER- are wholesalers who make the necessary contact with hotels tourism - ANSWER- the temporary movement of people to destinations outside their normal places of work and residence, the activities undertaken during their stay in those destinations, and the facilities created to cater to their needs hospitality - ANSWER- derived from the latin word hospitare means to receive a guest tourist - ANSWER- temporary Excursionists - ANSWER- travelers who spend less than 24 hours at a destination out of their usual environment domestic tourism - ANSWER- refers to travel taken exclusively within the national international tourism - ANSWER- movement of people across international boundaries. package tour - ANSWER- Sometimes called inclusive tour independent tour - ANSWER- tourist buys these facilities separately Independent inclusive tour - ANSWER- tourist travels to his destination individually Group Inclusive Tour - ANSWER- HE OR SHE TRAVELS IN THE COMPANY OF OTHER TOURISTS tourist destination - ANSWER- A geographical unit which the tourist visits or where he stays. Early Tourism - ANSWER- Travel and exploration are basic to human nature tourism in the medieval period - ANSWER- travel declined