Tourism
This type of tourism focused on visiting places with interesting history and history events, such as the events, art, and local traditions
Cultural Tourism
SWOT analysis in tourism planning helps in:
A) Conducting tourist satisfaction surveys
B) Calculating financial budgets
C) Identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
D) Designing hotel infrastructures
C) Identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
What is the main goal of tourism planning?
A) Attracting as many tourists as possible
B) Balancing economic, environmental, and social factors
C) Building more hotels and attractions
D) Expanding tourism without considering local communities
B) Balancing economic, environmental, and social factors
Which of the following is NOT a type of tourism planning?
A) Random Tourism Planning
B) Sectoral Tourism Planning
C) Complex Tourism Planning
D) Spatial Tourism Planning
A) Random Tourism Planning
Why is infrastructure development essential in tourism planning?
A) It leads to environmental damage
B) It only benefits luxury tourists
C) It supports accessibility
D) It is not a priority in tourism growth
C) It supports accessibility
This concept involves how tourists move from one place to another, and the things that cause them to travel between destinations
Tourist Flow
True or False: Tourism planning is only concerned with increasing the number of tourists visiting a destination.
False
Which of the following is NOT a component of the Tourism Planning Process?
A) Monitoring and plan reformulation
B) Initial policy and plan formulation
C) Random decision-making without research
D) Implementation of strategies and actions
C) Random decision-making without research
How does tourism planning help prevent overtourism?
A) By removing environmental regulations
B) By encouraging mass tourism
C) By expanding tourism without restrictions
D) By setting capacity limits
D) By setting capacity limits
Which of the following is not a barrier to tourism planning?
A) The diversity of tourism businesses
B) The lack of qualified tourism planning experts and consultants
C) The cost of conducting tourism planning processes can be high
D) The complexity of tourism and the large number of government agencies involved
A) The diversity of tourism businesses
This travel pattern sees, travellers visiting places seeking health and wellness opportunities
Wellness Tourism
Destination branding is important in strategic tourism planning because:
A) It applies only to historical sites
B) Balancing economic, social, and environmental factors
C) It reduces marketing costs
D) It helps differentiate a location from competitors
D) It helps differentiate a location from competitors
SMART goals are?
A) Simple, Meaningful, Actionable, Realistic, Tangible
B) Structured, Manageable, Achievable, Required, Tested
C) Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound
D) Strategic, Marketable, Adaptable, Reachable, Time-bound
C) Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound
Why is tourism impact assessment important in planning?
A) It is not necessary for decision-making
B) It focuses only on financial benefits and suitability
C) Help to assess visitor satisfaction and stakeholder perceptions
D) It helps measure economic, social, and environmental effects
D) It helps measure economic, social, and environmental effects
The first step in the tourism planning process should be:
A) Detailed research and analysis
B) Synthesis and visioning
C) Background analysis
D) Plan development
C) Background analysis
What is the term for a product or experience in the tourism market that cannot be stored or saved for later use?
A) Perishability
B) Non-durability
C) Inelasticity
D) Intangibility
A) Perishability
Explain the concept of ‘carrying capacity’ in tourism planning
"Carrying capacity in tourism planning refers to the maximum number of visitors a destination can accommodate without causing irreversible damage to its environment, society, or economy. It is a measure of the threshold beyond which negative impacts on the destination’s natural resources, culture, and infrastructure become significant."
True or False? - Some people object to the concept of tourism planning on the grounds that it is an unnecessary intrusion into the free enterprise system.
True
What is the role of national tourism organizations (NTOs) in policy?
A) To prevent local tourism businesses from expanding
B) To eliminate government involvement
C) To focus only on marketing campaigns
D) To promote and regulate tourism development
D) To promote and regulate tourism development
What is the primary purpose of visitor management strategies in tourism policy?
A) To maximize the number of visitors to a destination without regard to environmental or social impact
B) To regulate and control visitor numbers, ensuring sustainable tourism development while enhancing the quality of the visitor experience
C) To eliminate mass tourism by limiting visitor access and promoting exclusivity for high-income tourists
D) To promote the development of large-scale tourism infrastructure, such as resorts and transportation networks, regardless of destination characteristics
B) To regulate and control visitor numbers, ensuring sustainable tourism development while enhancing the quality of the visitor experience
__________ is the practice of providing personalized services and experiences to meet the specific needs and preferences of individual guests.
Customization
How does a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contribute to tourism development?
A) By allowing private investors to take full control of tourism infrastructure and policy implementation, reducing government involvement in tourism.
B) By fostering collaboration between public entities (government) and private sector players (businesses), enabling the pooling of resources and expertise for efficient tourism infrastructure development and service delivery.
C) By ensuring that only public entities control the decision-making process in tourism planning, ensuring uniformity in the development of tourism policies.
D) By preventing foreign investment in tourism projects, thereby ensuring that all tourism revenue stays within the local economy.
B) By fostering collaboration between public entities (government) and private sector players (businesses), enabling the pooling of resources and expertise for efficient tourism infrastructure development and service delivery.
What is the role of community participation in tourism planning?
A) It allows the community to provide feedback, ensuring that tourism development aligns with local values, needs, and sustainable practices, while also promoting active involvement in decision-making processes.
B) It enables the community to take full control of tourism development, leaving out the involvement of government and private sector stakeholders.
C) It restricts the influence of external stakeholders, limiting tourism development to only local businesses and residents without any external investment or strategic input.
D) It mainly serves as a tool for the government to meet regulatory requirements without significantly influencing the overall tourism planning process.
A) It allows the community to provide feedback, ensuring that tourism development aligns with local values, needs, and sustainable practices, while also promoting active involvement in decision-making processes.
Why is economic diversification important in tourism planning?
A) It minimizes the economic impact of external economic factors, like global recessions, by making tourism the exclusive industry in a region.
B) It focuses solely on increasing the number of tourists without considering other sectors, ensuring that tourism is the only source of economic growth in a destination.
C) It reduces the over-reliance on tourism by promoting other industries, such as agriculture or manufacturing, ensuring long-term economic stability and resilience in the face of tourism fluctuations.
D) It limits the growth of other sectors to prevent competition, ensuring that tourism remains the primary economic driver at all costs.
C) It reduces the over-reliance on tourism by promoting other industries, such as agriculture or manufacturing, ensuring long-term economic stability and resilience in the face of tourism fluctuations.
What are the three theoretical models of tourism policy according to the degree of involvement of government bodies in tourism policy according to P. Bloch-Duraffour and A. Meslier?
A) safety model; intervention model; sustainable model
B) liberal model; intervention model; control model
C) overcontrol model; compulsory model; liberal model
D) sustainable model; liberal model; control model
B) liberal model; intervention model; control model