HMGT 101 Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
___% of overnight weekend travelers drive to their destinations
Correct Answers 84
... Correct Answers Demographic Shifts:
-increasing size of mature traveler segment due to aging of Baby
Boomers in all industrialized nations- this is the biggest change.
-shift in the countries visited: Away from Western Europe and to
Asia, central and south America and Eastern Europe
3 levels of multiplier effect Correct Answers 1) direct- come
directly from tourist spending
2) indirect- created from the increase in purchases by tourism
suppliers to serve tourist needs, such as the increase in F&B
purchased from suppliers by a restaurant.
3) induced- other increases in economic activity, employment,
taxes, and so on
AMTRAK Correct Answers AMTRAK and VIA Rail Canada
Services
Government intervention saved rail systems in U.S. (1971) and
Canada (1978)
AMTRAK: Marketing name for the National Railway Passenger
Corporation.
Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1,
1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United
States.
All of Amtrak's preferred stock is owned by the U.S. federal
government. The members of its board of directors are
, appointed by the President of the United States and are subject
to confirmation by the United States Senate.
Amtrak employs nearly 19,000 people. It operates passenger
service on 21,000 miles (34,000 km) of track primarily owned
by freight railroads connecting 500 destinations in 46 states and
three Canadian provinces.
Banquet Correct Answers F&B function designed, priced, and
produced for a client usually for a single event or occasion.
Bread and Butter of the industry Correct Answers Hospitality
and Tourism
Day-Trippers Correct Answers typically retirees, making short-
duration trips to operations within easy driving distance, and
tend to play slots and video gaming options.
Demonstration Effect Correct Answers caused by tourism in
lower-income areas especially in developing countries
Difference between total quality management and Quality
Control: Correct Answers -QC-focuses on error detection
-TQM-focuses on error prevention
Economic Impact of Hotels Correct Answers -Hotels Provide
substantial direct and indirect economic impact to the
communities in which they are located.
Empowerment Correct Answers -giving employees a degree of
decision-making authority
___% of overnight weekend travelers drive to their destinations
Correct Answers 84
... Correct Answers Demographic Shifts:
-increasing size of mature traveler segment due to aging of Baby
Boomers in all industrialized nations- this is the biggest change.
-shift in the countries visited: Away from Western Europe and to
Asia, central and south America and Eastern Europe
3 levels of multiplier effect Correct Answers 1) direct- come
directly from tourist spending
2) indirect- created from the increase in purchases by tourism
suppliers to serve tourist needs, such as the increase in F&B
purchased from suppliers by a restaurant.
3) induced- other increases in economic activity, employment,
taxes, and so on
AMTRAK Correct Answers AMTRAK and VIA Rail Canada
Services
Government intervention saved rail systems in U.S. (1971) and
Canada (1978)
AMTRAK: Marketing name for the National Railway Passenger
Corporation.
Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1,
1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United
States.
All of Amtrak's preferred stock is owned by the U.S. federal
government. The members of its board of directors are
, appointed by the President of the United States and are subject
to confirmation by the United States Senate.
Amtrak employs nearly 19,000 people. It operates passenger
service on 21,000 miles (34,000 km) of track primarily owned
by freight railroads connecting 500 destinations in 46 states and
three Canadian provinces.
Banquet Correct Answers F&B function designed, priced, and
produced for a client usually for a single event or occasion.
Bread and Butter of the industry Correct Answers Hospitality
and Tourism
Day-Trippers Correct Answers typically retirees, making short-
duration trips to operations within easy driving distance, and
tend to play slots and video gaming options.
Demonstration Effect Correct Answers caused by tourism in
lower-income areas especially in developing countries
Difference between total quality management and Quality
Control: Correct Answers -QC-focuses on error detection
-TQM-focuses on error prevention
Economic Impact of Hotels Correct Answers -Hotels Provide
substantial direct and indirect economic impact to the
communities in which they are located.
Empowerment Correct Answers -giving employees a degree of
decision-making authority
