tourims

Question 1

define tourism

Answer 1

tertiary/service sector economic activity where the persons involved generate services such as travel experiences and operations for sale
it can occur within a country called domestic tourism or outside a country called international tourism

Question 2

define tourist

Answer 2

any person who visits/travels outside of their usual environment for more than 24 hours but less than a year
can be more pleasure entertainment business sport medical
do not earn money/revenue from travelling or being on vacation

Question 3

list reasons for tourism

Answer 3

human feature: cuisine, festivals (carifesta, carnival), sports (CPL)

medical tourism like barbados IVF center for fertility
unique features like pitch lake and gasparee caves
cultural/heritage sites like fort king george tobago

Question 4

explain 4 reasons why tourism has developed in the caribbean

Answer 4

many attractions – festivals, flora, fauna, unique features
easily accessible to a ready market
earns foreign exchange
enhances infrastructure in countries

Question 5

list 4 benefits of tourism

Answer 5

earns revenue – foreign exchange which can be used to further develop the country and purchase resources

provides employment for skilled and unskilled workers

improves infrastructure

links with other economic sectors like agriculture and manufacturing

Question 6

list 4 challenges and problems of tourism in the caribbean

Answer 6

depletion of resources– over use of resources by tourists where no more free access pigeon point tobago

social issues between locals and tourists – tourists given preferential treatment to use resources

environmental degradation – pollution, improper garbage disposal, coastal degradation like oil spills cruise ships

diseases – covid 19 HIV transmitted by tourists