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Tourism management focuses on attracting and retaining individuals to a destination.
Tourism management focuses on attracting and retaining individuals to a destination.
True
Tourism management is not concerned with promoting the brand image of tourist products or leisure activities.
Tourism management is not concerned with promoting the brand image of tourist products or leisure activities.
False
Tourism management does not involve understanding a destination's position in the face of competition.
Tourism management does not involve understanding a destination's position in the face of competition.
False
Tourism services are generally very homogeneous and do not interact with each other.
Tourism services are generally very homogeneous and do not interact with each other.
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Respecting traditional resource use by the local population is not important in tourism management.
Respecting traditional resource use by the local population is not important in tourism management.
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Understanding the core concept of touristic management is not necessary before assessing a destination.
Understanding the core concept of touristic management is not necessary before assessing a destination.
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Tourism management does not need to consider environmental and sociocultural aspects of a destination.
Tourism management does not need to consider environmental and sociocultural aspects of a destination.
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A tourism product concept can include at least two very distinct services, such as transport and accommodation.
A tourism product concept can include at least two very distinct services, such as transport and accommodation.
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Segmenting the market involves grouping consumers based on their common characteristics like age and purchasing power.
Segmenting the market involves grouping consumers based on their common characteristics like age and purchasing power.
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Adapting products to current demand is not important in the tourism industry according to the text.
Adapting products to current demand is not important in the tourism industry according to the text.
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Partnerships with other tourism players are not mentioned as a strategy in the text.
Partnerships with other tourism players are not mentioned as a strategy in the text.
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Highlighting aspects that encourage decision-making is not essential in product conceptualization according to the text.
Highlighting aspects that encourage decision-making is not essential in product conceptualization according to the text.
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Recruitment is solely about selecting the right person for a job vacancy.
Recruitment is solely about selecting the right person for a job vacancy.
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Effective HRM ensures that employees are unhappy, demotivated, and unskilled.
Effective HRM ensures that employees are unhappy, demotivated, and unskilled.
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Training and development in HRM aim to equip employees with general skills rather than specific skills.
Training and development in HRM aim to equip employees with general skills rather than specific skills.
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In HRM, coaching plays a minimal role in developing talent.
In HRM, coaching plays a minimal role in developing talent.
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HRM in tourism focuses mainly on creating a great work environment.
HRM in tourism focuses mainly on creating a great work environment.
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Recruitment involves creating a negative image to attract potential applicants.
Recruitment involves creating a negative image to attract potential applicants.
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Alternative tourism aims to destabilize communities and encourage rural exodus.
Alternative tourism aims to destabilize communities and encourage rural exodus.
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One of the objectives of alternative tourism is to provide a limited range of activities to tourists.
One of the objectives of alternative tourism is to provide a limited range of activities to tourists.
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Ethics in tourism focuses on reflecting on the purposes and values of existence.
Ethics in tourism focuses on reflecting on the purposes and values of existence.
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Pro-poor tourism is an example of a solidarity-based tourism concept.
Pro-poor tourism is an example of a solidarity-based tourism concept.
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Community-based tourism does not involve the local populations in managing activities.
Community-based tourism does not involve the local populations in managing activities.
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Ecotourism is not concerned with preserving natural heritage.
Ecotourism is not concerned with preserving natural heritage.
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Ethical practices are highly valued among host populations in the context of Bensadek Economy.
Ethical practices are highly valued among host populations in the context of Bensadek Economy.
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Global warming contributes to a decrease in CO2 greenhouse gas emissions.
Global warming contributes to a decrease in CO2 greenhouse gas emissions.
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Touristic development in Bensadek Economy ranges between extreme alternative tourism and no tourism.
Touristic development in Bensadek Economy ranges between extreme alternative tourism and no tourism.
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Tourism revenue from Bensadek Economy mainly benefits underpaid local labor.
Tourism revenue from Bensadek Economy mainly benefits underpaid local labor.
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The ideal number of tourists a place can receive without being modified is known as tourist carrying capacity.
The ideal number of tourists a place can receive without being modified is known as tourist carrying capacity.
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Tourist sites in Bensadek Economy follow controlled urbanization practices to preserve the environment.
Tourist sites in Bensadek Economy follow controlled urbanization practices to preserve the environment.
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