Sustainable Tourism T-301 Final Exam
EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Purpose of sustainable tourism development - ANS-for the well being of future people
-we should not prevent them from providing for themselves
8 Fundamental truths of tourism - ANSTourism imports tourists rather than exports
products, which leads to POLLUTION
1. As an industrial activity, tourism consumes resources, creates waste and has specific
infrastructure needs
2. As a consumer of resources, it has ability to over consume resources
3. Tourism, as a resource dependent industry must compete for scarce resources to
ensure its survival
4. Tourism is a private sector dominated industry, with investment decisions being
based predominantly on profit maximization
5. Tourism is a multi-faceted industry, and as such, it is almost impossible to control
6. Tourists are consumers, not anthropologists
7. Tourism is entertainment
8. UNlike other industrial activities, tourism generates income by importing clients rather
than exporting its product
Is capitalism a barrier to sustainability? (Eco-nomics- Are the Planet-Unfriendly
Features of Capitalism Barriers to Sustainability Reading) - ANSProductivity ethic of
capitalism refers to the belief that constant economic expression is a necessary and
inescapable component of capitalist economy, that such growth is socially beneficial for
rich and poor alike, and that left unrestricted it will produce solutions to societal
problems of inequality and environmental degradation.
-Realization of the value of a commodity taken from nature in a raw or completed form
often entails environmental destruction
-Production and consumption create waste and pollution
Typology of economic analysis - what kind of analysis will be adopted depending on
who is bearing the cost? - ANSa. Tourists admission fee cost = ECONOMIC IMPACT
ANALYSIS
b. Residents invisible cost = COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
c. Governments tax cost = FISCAL ANALYSIS
Leakage - ANSWhen the money spent in the area leaves the community
, Linkage - ANSMust have strong LINKAGES between businesses and local communities
in order to reduce LEAKAGE
Multiplier Effects - ANSHow many times the tourist expenditure has been multiplied by
while the money is circulating within the economy
Direct Effect - ANSEconomic outcome of tourism sectors due to tourist expenditure
Indirect Effect - ANSInter-industrial transactions
Induced Effect - ANSExpenditure by households
What does multiplier effect of 3 mean? - ANSTourist spend money = 3 dollars
generated in the industry
The Tourists that ate Florida Reading (socio-cultural impacts) - ANS(demonstration
effect) - The local Floridians have negative attitudes and active behaviors towards the
tourists because:
-tax money is less spent on local welfare
-irritated due to tourist crowds and behaviors
-floating population
-faked value replacing real history
A culture of servitude, the impact of tourism development on SC's coast reading (socio-
cultural impacts) - ANSNeocolonialism - there are positive and negative tourist
interactions with the local people
-some people view their interactions with the tourists positively and some view it
negatively
-socio-economic rift between local African American residents and Euro-American
retirees
-family hours being sacrificed and lack of stable jobs to keep people
-increased crime rate and privacy invasion
-decreased quality of life
-there is a gap between the rich and the poor and the gated communities are symbols of
increasing socioeconomic rift between hosts and guests
-lack of respect for cultural traditions by gated communities and tourism businesses
Tourism and ethnic preservation: The Cajuns of Louisiana Reading - ANSThe Cajuns
differ from most other groups in that tourism is not responsible for acculturation
-Cajuns are tourists within their own culture because acculturation preceded tourism,
making
-Cajun traditional culture almost as exotic to Cajuns as it is to the outside visitors
-Tourism has done more than to reinforce an identity it has revitalized that identity and
helped preserve some dying customs
-The tourists version of Cajun culture is now interpreted by many Cajuns as authentic
and traditional even though much of it has been created specifically for tourists
EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Purpose of sustainable tourism development - ANS-for the well being of future people
-we should not prevent them from providing for themselves
8 Fundamental truths of tourism - ANSTourism imports tourists rather than exports
products, which leads to POLLUTION
1. As an industrial activity, tourism consumes resources, creates waste and has specific
infrastructure needs
2. As a consumer of resources, it has ability to over consume resources
3. Tourism, as a resource dependent industry must compete for scarce resources to
ensure its survival
4. Tourism is a private sector dominated industry, with investment decisions being
based predominantly on profit maximization
5. Tourism is a multi-faceted industry, and as such, it is almost impossible to control
6. Tourists are consumers, not anthropologists
7. Tourism is entertainment
8. UNlike other industrial activities, tourism generates income by importing clients rather
than exporting its product
Is capitalism a barrier to sustainability? (Eco-nomics- Are the Planet-Unfriendly
Features of Capitalism Barriers to Sustainability Reading) - ANSProductivity ethic of
capitalism refers to the belief that constant economic expression is a necessary and
inescapable component of capitalist economy, that such growth is socially beneficial for
rich and poor alike, and that left unrestricted it will produce solutions to societal
problems of inequality and environmental degradation.
-Realization of the value of a commodity taken from nature in a raw or completed form
often entails environmental destruction
-Production and consumption create waste and pollution
Typology of economic analysis - what kind of analysis will be adopted depending on
who is bearing the cost? - ANSa. Tourists admission fee cost = ECONOMIC IMPACT
ANALYSIS
b. Residents invisible cost = COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
c. Governments tax cost = FISCAL ANALYSIS
Leakage - ANSWhen the money spent in the area leaves the community
, Linkage - ANSMust have strong LINKAGES between businesses and local communities
in order to reduce LEAKAGE
Multiplier Effects - ANSHow many times the tourist expenditure has been multiplied by
while the money is circulating within the economy
Direct Effect - ANSEconomic outcome of tourism sectors due to tourist expenditure
Indirect Effect - ANSInter-industrial transactions
Induced Effect - ANSExpenditure by households
What does multiplier effect of 3 mean? - ANSTourist spend money = 3 dollars
generated in the industry
The Tourists that ate Florida Reading (socio-cultural impacts) - ANS(demonstration
effect) - The local Floridians have negative attitudes and active behaviors towards the
tourists because:
-tax money is less spent on local welfare
-irritated due to tourist crowds and behaviors
-floating population
-faked value replacing real history
A culture of servitude, the impact of tourism development on SC's coast reading (socio-
cultural impacts) - ANSNeocolonialism - there are positive and negative tourist
interactions with the local people
-some people view their interactions with the tourists positively and some view it
negatively
-socio-economic rift between local African American residents and Euro-American
retirees
-family hours being sacrificed and lack of stable jobs to keep people
-increased crime rate and privacy invasion
-decreased quality of life
-there is a gap between the rich and the poor and the gated communities are symbols of
increasing socioeconomic rift between hosts and guests
-lack of respect for cultural traditions by gated communities and tourism businesses
Tourism and ethnic preservation: The Cajuns of Louisiana Reading - ANSThe Cajuns
differ from most other groups in that tourism is not responsible for acculturation
-Cajuns are tourists within their own culture because acculturation preceded tourism,
making
-Cajun traditional culture almost as exotic to Cajuns as it is to the outside visitors
-Tourism has done more than to reinforce an identity it has revitalized that identity and
helped preserve some dying customs
-The tourists version of Cajun culture is now interpreted by many Cajuns as authentic
and traditional even though much of it has been created specifically for tourists
