Toursim Basics
This organisation defines tourism as the temporary movement of people away from where they normally live and work.
What is the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)?
This is the least adventurous type of tourist, who buys a package with a fixed itinerary.
Who is the organised mass tourist?
Small groups, locally owned operators and minimal environmental impact are features of this type of tourism.
What is ecotourism?
These are the four transport options available to travellers.
What are road, rail, air and sea?
This endorsement in a passport, by stamp or certificate, allows the holder to enter, leave or stay in a country for a set time.
What is a visa?
To count as tourism, a stay must be longer than this amount of time but shorter than one year.
What is 24 hours?
Australians and New Zealanders visiting Gallipoli on Anzac Day is an example of this form of tourism.
What is cultural tourism?
This term describes congestion and overcrowding from too many tourists, leading to conflict with locals.
What is overtourism?
This is the only transport option where the fare usually includes food and entertainment.
What is sea (cruise)?
This Australian government department runs the smartraveller website.
What is the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)?
In the pie chart of reasons for international travel, this purpose made up the largest share, at 53%.
What is leisure, recreation and holidays?
This tourist arranges their own trip, shuns tourist hotspots and may live and work within the local community.
Who is the drifter?
The booklet names these two European cities as the places where overtourism has arisen most strongly.
What are Barcelona and Venice?
Kim wants to escape the rain in Cairns. Using the rainfall data, these three months suit her best (30 mm, 26 mm, 34 mm).
What are July, August and September?
If you are arrested overseas, the Vienna Convention says you must be given access to this person.
Who is a consular representative?
International arrivals hit 1 billion in 2012. The UNWTO forecasts this number for 2030.
What is 1.8 billion?
Both buy packages, but this tourist keeps some control over their itinerary, uses accommodation as a base and may hire a car or take side tours.
Who is the individual mass tourist?
Name three “disruptors” the booklet links to the rise of overtourism.
What are Airbnb, cheaper travel, rising incomes and social media “bucket list” posts? (any three)
Lee earns $2,000 a month. Her usual expenses are $1,300. In June she also pays a $100 phone bill, a $150 electricity bill and a $400 car registration. How much does she save in June?
What is $50? (Expenses $1,950.)
Put the five steps of getting a passport in order.
What are: complete the application form, collect citizenship and ID documents, take certified photos, lodge at the Post Office, wait for delivery?
In 1950 there were 25 million international arrivals; in 2016 there were 1.235 billion. Arrivals grew by about this many times.
What is about 50 times? (1,235 ÷ 25 ≈ 49.4)
Mia spends three months in Ghana doing community building, living with a local family and avoiding tourist hotspots. Name the form of tourism and the tourist type that best fits her.
What are voluntourism and the drifter? (Accept explorer if justified.)
Name three ways governments respond to overtourism, plus the Australian example where changing cultural values led to a closure.
What are closing fragile environments, encouraging off-peak travel and regulating tourist numbers; Uluru closed to climbers?
Lee needs $7,000 by December. She saves $700 in a normal month. Phone and electricity bills ($250 total) fall in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, and car rego ($400) falls in June. Does she reach her goal?
What is yes, exactly $7,000? (9 months × $700 + 3 months × $450 + June × $50 = $7,000)
On a trip to Malaysia, your backpack (phone, passport, visa, wallet) is stolen and police accuse you of drug dealing. Name three steps from the booklet that you should take, and explain why this is so serious.
What are: contact the nearest Australian embassy or consulate, ask for consular access under the Vienna Convention, and report the lost passport to DFAT or the nearest mission? It is serious because drug trafficking can carry capital punishment in neighbouring countries, and pleading ignorance of local laws is no defence.