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QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION
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1.
As a manager of a resort hotel popular with families,
what social and/or educational activities would you
offer your guests?
6.
Give some examples of how tourism suppliers
accommodate handicapped travelers. How important
is this segment of the market?
2.
You have decided to take a trip to a country whose
culture is very much different from your own. Would
you participate in a group tour or go alone? Why?
7.
Is there a potential for increased social tourism in your
country?
8.
How might the four extremes relating to the prefer-
ences of present-day international tourists affect a
resort hotel
3.
Would a child
s learning experience during a trip to
another part of his or her country be comparable to
school learning for that period of time? In what ways
might parents maximize the educational bene
ts of
such a trip?
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s social and recreational program? Give
some speci
c examples.
9.
How do your travel interests differ from those of your
parents? From those of your grandparents?
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4.
With the ever-growing aging population in developing
countries, how will changing demographics worldwide
impact the travel industry?
10.
Do you feel governments have a responsibility to
encourage and support social tourism?
5.
Discuss the effects of television news coverage of
global and national events on tourism.
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CASE PROBLEMS
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1.
Alfred K. is a widower, 67 years old. He has not had an
opportunity to travel much, but now as a retiree, he has
the time and money to take extensive trips. As a travel
counselor, what kinds of travel products would you
recommend?
section of the city nearby has some South Seas
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atmosphere gambling casinos. Many guests would like to
visit them. How might the hotel
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s staff control this
situation?
5.
Nadia P. is minister of tourism for a small West African
country. This country has become a very popular winter
destination for Scandinavians. The tourists seem to be
mainly interested in the beaches, which are among the
finest in the world. However, it is customary for these
visitors to wear very scanty clothing, especially when
swimming. In fact, nude swimming is occasionally
practiced. About 90 percent of the indigenous
population of the host country are Muslims. The
appearance and sometimes behavior of the visitors,
especially when shopping and otherwise contacting
local citizens, often seem improper to their hosts.
Tourism is increasing each year. The economic bene
ts
are considerable and are very much needed. However,
thesocial problemisbecomingmoreacute.What should
Ms. P. do about this?
2.
SadieW. ispresidentof her churchmissionarysociety. She
has observed that many visitors to her fairly small city in
England are interested in the local history. Her church is a
magni
cent cathedral, the constructionofwhichbegan in
the year 1083. Mrs. W. and her colleagues believe that
missionary work begins at home. By what methods could
her group reach and become acquainted with the
cathedral visitors?
3.
A U.S. group tour conductor wishes to maximize the
mutual social bene
ts of a trip to an underdeveloped
country. Describe possible kinds of social contacts that
wouldbebene
cial tothehostsandtothemembersof the
tour group.
4.
A popular beach resort hotel is located in a tropical
country that, unfortunately, has a high crime rate. One
ENDNOTES
1.
Abraham Pizam, Arie Reichel, and Chia Fian Shieh,
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Tourism and Crime: Is There a Relationship?
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Journal of Travel Research, vol. 20, no. 3 (Winter 1982), pp. 7
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10.
2.
Valene L. Smith (ed.), Hosts and Guests (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1977), p. 176.
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