Tourism Trivia

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According to the World Tourism Organization, how is tourism defined?

  • Travel to places outside one's usual environment for leisure (correct)
  • Travel for not more than one consecutive year
  • Travel for pleasure or business
  • Travel for not less than 24 hours

What are the two types of tourism mentioned in the text?

  • Leisure and business
  • Incoming and outgoing
  • Domestic and international (correct)
  • Pleasure and support

What factors caused a decline in tourism numbers between 2008 and 2009?

  • The late-2000s recession and the COVID-19 pandemic
  • The outbreak of the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus and the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Strong economic growth and the H1N1 influenza virus
  • The late-2000s recession and the outbreak of the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus (correct)

How long is tourism defined as per the World Tourism Organization?

<p>Not more than one consecutive year for leisure and not less than 24 hours (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What impact does international tourism have on a country's balance of payments?

<p>Positive impact (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of tourism according to the World Tourism Organization?

<p>Tourism is defined as people traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure and not less than 24 hours, business, and other purposes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the implications of international tourism on a country's balance of payments?

<p>International tourism has both incoming and outgoing implications on a country's balance of payments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What events caused a decline in tourism numbers between 2008 and 2009?

<p>The strong economic slowdown (the late-2000s recession) and the outbreak of the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus caused a decline in tourism numbers between 2008 and 2009.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Has tourism fully recovered since the decline caused by the economic slowdown and the H1N1 influenza virus?

<p>No, the growth of tourism was abruptly ended by the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the United Nations World Tourism Organization estimate?

<p>The United Nations World Tourism Organization estimates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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