PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS PACKAGE
●● Profit
Answer: The money a travel and tourism orginisation makes after paying
costs and taxes
●● Multiplier Effect
Answer: How money spent by tourists in a destination circulates through
the local economy; for example, money spent in a hotel will help pay
staff who work there, who in turn spend the same money in local shops
and restaurants
●● Leakage
Answer: When money from travel and tourism has come into a county
and then leaves (or 'leaks' from) it, instead of staying in the local
economy
●● UNESCO
Answer: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization. UNESCO seeks to encourage the identification, protection
and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world
considered to be of outstanding value to humanity
,●● Publicity
Answer: Attention that is given to something by the media. in marketing
terms, this has been extended to include any form of distributing
information about a product, person or company for advertising or
promotional purposes
●● Eco-Resort
Answer: a place that ecotourists visit on holiday, to relax, and sometimes
to take part in conservation activities. Eco-resorts provide eco-friendly
accommodation, such as eco-lodges and eco-hotels
●● Promotion
Answer: Any activity that creates interest in a customer or a potential
customer
●● Eco-Tour
Answer: A holiday to visit the natural environment while causing no
damage
●● Ethical Tourism
Answer: managing tourism provision with the intention of doing so
sustainably or, from a tourist perspective, visiting destinations with the
intention of being a responsible tourist
, ●● Local Authority
Answer: government-funded organization that provides a service to both
the local and visiting populations
●● Tourism
Answer: providing products and services such as transport,
accommodation and activities to customers (tourists)
●● Ecotourism
Answer: visiting a place to enjoy the natural environment without
causing damage
●● Accommodation
Answer: A place where people can stay, for example, a hotel
●● Eco-Lodges
Answer: small scale forms of accommodation that are environmentally
sustainable, often found in rural destinations.
●● Customer Service
Answer: meeting the needs and wants of customers by providing them
with products and services