Canadian Tourism Industry Practice Exam
Course Introduction
This course provides an in-depth overview of the Canadian tourism industry, examining its structure, key sectors, and economic significance. Students will explore the diverse range of tourism products and services Canada offers, including natural attractions, cultural heritage sites, and indigenous tourism initiatives. The course also covers trends, challenges, and opportunities facing the industry, such as sustainability, seasonality, and the impact of global events. Through case studies and industry perspectives, learners will gain insights into policies, marketing strategies, and the roles of various stakeholders in promoting and managing tourism within Canada.
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Snapshots An Introduction to Tourism 6th Canadian Edition by Norma Polovitz Nickerson
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Chapter 1: Understanding Tourism
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Q1) Global tourism has enjoyed tremendous growth over the past fifty years.Briefly summarize what you believe are the five most important reasons for this growth, and explain how they might impact Canadian tourism's growth over the next decade.
Answer: Answers to this question will differ based on the perspectives and justifications of students.However, the answers should draw from the following list:
-Advancements in transportation systems
-Advancements in media coverage
-The introduction of computer systems
-The internet and e-commerce
-Better educational systems
-More disposable income
-More stressful lifestyles
-Declining cost of travel
-Better marketing and promotion
-Common worldwide currency
-Easing of government travel restrictions
-Political stability
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Chapter 2: Tourism Guests and Hosts
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Q1) A community that does not plan for tourism or view tourism as a benefit is considered to be ________________.
A) tourism illiterate
B) tourism discrete
C) tourism poor
D) tourism curbed
Answer: A
Q2) One of the mandates of the National Capital Commission is to _______________.
A) increase funding to tourism-related projects across Canada
B) safeguard and preserve the capital's physical and natural assets
C) maximize visitor experiences and tourism revenue
D) coordinate the capital region's tourism strategies
Answer: B
Q3) Most travellers fall into the midcentric category, which means they enjoy comfortable travel to experience new cultures and countries.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Planning, Developing, and Marketing a Destination
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Q1) UNESCO focuses on scientific and cultural matters and is part of _______________.
A) the United Nations
B) the Canadian Tourism Commission
C) Parks Canada
D) the Tourism Industry Association of Canada
Answer: A
Q2) In the eight steps to the tourism planning process, "strategy to reach goals" is explained as a timeline providing the community with a detailed plan of how goals will be achieved.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) When a destination has become fully developed and visitor levels are high, it has entered the maturity stage of its product life.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Transportation
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Q1) The Maglev is the latest advantage in air transportation.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Being located at an airport is a great contributor to success for a car rental agency.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Rocky Mountaineer Vacations, an overnight train excursion from Vancouver to Calgary through Banff, is owned by VIA Rail Canada.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What type of bus service provides or arranges for all the components of a tour, such as meals, lodging, admission prices, and transportation?
A) Charter
B) Tour
C) Scheduled
D) Vacation
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Chapter 5: Accommodations
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Q1) A room that has a separate living room and bedroom is called a __________________.
A) hospitality suite
B) family room
C) suite
D) condominium
Q2) Hotels often have a wide variety of prices available to customers, rarely holding to a single fixed price.
i)Identify five variables that can influence the price of a room; provide a brief description of your choices.
ii)Hotels establish a selection of meal plans that can be offered to guests.Describe three distinct meal plan packages.
Q3) Housekeeping is only responsible for keeping hotel rooms clean and tidy.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Having a nationally known brand name is one of the advantages of being involved in the franchise system.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Food and Beverage
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Q1) Bistros are the newest trend in fast food and serve haute cuisine.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Fast-food restaurants are located in clusters along roads or highways, providing travellers with more choice and increasing the probability that they will stop at one of the restaurants.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Extreme Pita, Tim Hortons, and McDonald's are examples of __________________.
A) fast-food restaurants
B) corporate chain restaurants
C) franchise restaurants
D) contract food service units
Q4) A specialty restaurant is one that ___________________.
A) provides services for guests with special needs
B) serves one kind of food; e.g., ribs
C) serves food from another culture; e.g., Indian
D) provides guests with a very unique experience
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Chapter 7: Recreation
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Q1) A large indoor shopping facility that has not only shops and restaurants but also includes entertainment such as video game rooms, wave pools, miniature golf, cinemas, and children's rides is called a ______________________.
A) shopping centre
B) mega mall
C) theme park
D) big box store
Q2) The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, serves that city well as a ____________________.
A) theme park for country music fans
B) historical museum
C) well known location for international live entertainment
D) gallery for regional art
Q3) If your town has assessed the number people it can attract without doing irreparable damage to the area, what type of focus does it have?
A) A focus on sustainability
B) A focus on visitor flow patterns
C) A natural attractions focus
D) A population impact focus
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Chapter 8: Adventure Tourism and Outdoor Recreation
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Q1) Rainforests, grasslands, and individual species of animals and plants are all part of an ecosystem's processes.
A)True
B)False
Q2) There are two opposing views of tourism's relationship with the environment.The negative point of view sees tourism as an industry that _________________________.
A) creates massive unemployment during the winter months
B) creates litter, pollution, and damage to our fragile ecosystem
C) the federal government provides financial support to tourism when it should be providing for health care and education
D) kills animals and destroys our forests
Q3) Any change to an environmental habitat or negative impact to creatures that live within that habitat is called a stressor.
A)True B)False
Q4) Soft adventure includes activities such as golfing, swimming, and boating.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Events
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Q1) The main purpose of civic centres is to __________________.
A) play host to conventions
B) host special events like sporting events and cultural shows
C) serve as the home of major trade shows
D) connect lodging and foodservice facilities in a city centre
Q2) Trade shows are marketing tools that help boost sales for a variety of businesses introducing products.
A)True
B)False
Q3) How does the corporate meeting market differ from the association meeting market?
A) The delegates are all from the same industry.
B) The corporate meeting market chooses interesting tourism destinations so employees can enjoy themselves after long meetings.
C) Attendance is mandatory and costs are paid by the business.
D) Corporate meetings usually last longer because of the increasing cost of travel.
Q4) A summit usually has a strong political theme.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Travel Services
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Q1) A performance bond is a form of insurance held by tour operators in case of financial difficulties.
A)True
B)False
Q2) If your tour attended the Stratford Festival to watch Shakespeare's Macbeth and to participate in an after-show workshop with the actors, you were part of a(n)________________.
A) special interest tour
B) educational tour
C) ethnic tour
D) sports and recreational tour
Q3) The elimination of commissions to travel agents and the introduction of service fees for customers came as a result of _________________.
A) deregulation
B) recession economics
C) the internet
D) capitalism
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Chapter 11: Tourism Services
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Q1) Tourism services provide a great number of unrelated but interesting job opportunities.List the five different divisions of tourism services and choose an occupation found in each area that might appeal to you, explaining your choices. What two skills do you already possess that could be of use in each area? What additional training would you likely need to be successful in each occupation?
Q2) Tourism information centres can serve this function within a region.
A) They serve as the gateway to provide a good first impression.
B) They serve as a border crossing used for informal inspections.
C) They serve as the transition point from one convention visitors bureau to another. D) They serve as a departure point when leaving a region.
Q3) The symbol that signifies information for tourists is __________________.
A) (?)
B)( !)
C) (#)
D) Info
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Chapter 12: Challenges and the Future
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Q1) A code of ethics plays an important role in any business, but it plays a very important role in the tourism sector.Summarize your feelings with regard to ethical behaviours in this sector by addressing these points:
a)What is a code of ethics?
b)What makes ethics so important to tourism?
c)In your opinion, are customers always right? Justify your answer using two examples.
d)You are opening your own hotel/restaurant.Summarize briefly the top three standards you would set in place to ensure your customers and staff are fairly treated.
Q2) Generation Y members tend to consider money in the bank as important to maintaining a sense of security, rather than spending on passing pleasures.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Over 50% of North Americans choose brand-name tourism products over a products without branding.
A)True
B)False
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