Deck 2: Motivation for Leisure Travel

Question 1

Values in money and time are major influences for people in making travel decisions. This is usually true with the following people except:

A) married/single with kids.
B) students.
C) seniors and the retired.
D) both A and B.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

After awareness of satisfaction is developed, people would travel and be motivated by the following desires:

A) the desire to become successful.
B) the desire to obtain psychological/intrinsic rewards.
C) the desire to leave the everyday environment behind.
D) both B and C

Answer 2

D

Question 3

People choose different destinations to travel through their life cycles as indicated by the following except:

A) young singles.
B) married/single with kids.
C) empty nesters.
D) married without kids.
E) sick at home.

Answer 3

E

Question 4

In moving people from need to want, tourism marketers should focus on

A) making sure the need is satisfied.
B) encouraging repeat visit.
C) suggesting an objective to motivate.
D) creating awareness of the need.

Question 5

Destinations provide education tours and cultural/heritage travel to satisfy this level of needs:

A) belonging and affection.
B) self-esteem.
C) self-actualization.
D) safety.
E) physiological survival.

Question 6

Which of the following is not true about Maslow's needs theory?

A) Its application to tourism is affected by intervening factors.
B) The theory is applicable to tourism motivation in general terms.
C) The theory was developed for the purpose of effective destination marketing
D) People pursue higher level of needs only when the basic ones are satisfied.

Question 7

are the main motivators for tourists' trips and are the core of the tourism product. Without them there would be no need for other tourism services.

A) Lodging
B) Food
C) Transportation
D) Facilities
E) Attractions

Question 8

A destination marketing campaign creates an adventurous, the-only-one-of-its-kind type of theme with the destination in order to appeal to which of the following personality traits?

A) laggards
B) early majority
C) late majority
D) psychocentrics
E) allocentrics

Question 9

The motivators are related to the tourists' desire, while _ motivators are associated with the attributes of the destination choices.

A) self esteem; physiological
B) pull; push
C) physiological; self esteem
D) push; pull

Question 10

Attractions such as Disneyland, Sea World, Yellowstone National Park, etc., reflect which of the following factors for people to travel?

A) tangible
B) pull
C) material
D) push
E) none of the above

Question 11

According to Stanley Plog's psychographic model, prefer to travel to well-known destinations that have been visited by millions before.

A) early majority
B) allocentrics
C) late majority
D) psychocentrics
E) laggards

Question 12

A family from New York visits Disneyland and looks for a hotel to stay the night. This reflects primarily which of the following levels of needs in Maslow's theory?

A) physiological survival
B) safety
C) belonging and affection
D) self-esteem
E) self-actualization

Question 13

Providing a special VIP check-ins at hotels is a reflection of this level of need satisfaction:

A) belonging and affection.
B) self-actualization.
C) self-esteem.
D) physiological survival.
E) safety.

Question 14

Tourist destinations often provide information on medical facilities in their area. This accommodates tourists' needs for which of the following?

A) belonging and affection
B) safety
C) self-actualization
D) physiological survival
E) self-esteem

Question 15

Tourists would travel to places that provide a sense of escape, self-discovery and rest. This reflects which of the following motivators for travel?

A) pull
B) push
C) material
D) tangible
E) none of the above

Question 16

A vacation will be taken if the person:

A) can find a travel agent to make the booking.
B) perceives that the vacation will satisfy a need important to him/her.
C) needs to take a trip.
D) is only available when the individual needs to work.
E) is told the trip is the best choice.

Question 17

The application of Maslow's theory to the tourism setting is affected by these intervening factors, except:

A) different expectations of travelers.
B) purpose of trips.
C) the timing of the day for different activities.
D) demographic factors, such as age and gender.

Question 18

Which of the following can be considered the highest level of needs according to Maslow's theory?

A) esteem
B) safety
C) self-actualization
D) belonging
E) physiological

Question 19

Although a person may want satisfaction for a need or needs, no action will be taken until that person:

A) is forced to decide.
B) has the money to travel.
C) is aware of the options.
D) is motivated.
E) is freed from work.

Question 20

The basic belief for Maslow's theory is _ motivates human behaviors.

A) need satisfaction
B) peak experience
C) drive for success
D) fun seeking

Question 21

MATCHING. Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
Match the term with the correct description.

A) Traveler who is forever planning the next trip and recounting the last one
B) A personality type that likes adventurous, curious and challenging places
C) External attractions
D) Internal desires and motives
E) Designated park with scenery, wildlife, and natural and historic resources
F) Travel for sports games as either spectators or participators
G) Pilgrimage
H) The highest level of Maslow's needs theory
I) Travel for conferences, training, and other regular business activitiesJ) White-water rafting, scuba diving, mountain climbing
Pull factors

Question 22

According to the Sports Tourism International Council, the reasons for the boom in sports tourism are the following except:

A) the concept of health through physical activities.
B) the popularity of worldwide sporting events such as the Olympic Games.
C) the popularity of TV sports programs.
D) interactions between sport and tourism.

Question 23

National park system units include the following except:

A) national destinations.
B) national historic sites.
C) national monuments.
D) national parks.
E) national preserves.

Question 24

Animal attractions and heritage and cultural tourism are motivations and elements of the following type of leisure tourism:

A) entertainment.
B) attractions.
C) recreational.
D) other.

Question 25

MATCHING. Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
Match the term with the correct description.

A) Traveler who is forever planning the next trip and recounting the last one
B) A personality type that likes adventurous, curious and challenging places
C) External attractions
D) Internal desires and motives
E) Designated park with scenery, wildlife, and natural and historic resources
F) Travel for sports games as either spectators or participators
G) Pilgrimage
H) The highest level of Maslow's needs theory
I) Travel for conferences, training, and other regular business activitiesJ) White-water rafting, scuba diving, mountain climbing
Professional traveler

Question 26

MATCHING. Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
Match the term with the correct description.

A) Traveler who is forever planning the next trip and recounting the last one
B) A personality type that likes adventurous, curious and challenging places
C) External attractions
D) Internal desires and motives
E) Designated park with scenery, wildlife, and natural and historic resources
F) Travel for sports games as either spectators or participators
G) Pilgrimage
H) The highest level of Maslow's needs theory
I) Travel for conferences, training, and other regular business activitiesJ) White-water rafting, scuba diving, mountain climbing
National park

Question 27

MATCHING. Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
Match the term with the correct description.

A) Traveler who is forever planning the next trip and recounting the last one
B) A personality type that likes adventurous, curious and challenging places
C) External attractions
D) Internal desires and motives
E) Designated park with scenery, wildlife, and natural and historic resources
F) Travel for sports games as either spectators or participators
G) Pilgrimage
H) The highest level of Maslow's needs theory
I) Travel for conferences, training, and other regular business activitiesJ) White-water rafting, scuba diving, mountain climbing
Business travel

Question 28

MATCHING. Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
Match the term with the correct description.

A) Traveler who is forever planning the next trip and recounting the last one
B) A personality type that likes adventurous, curious and challenging places
C) External attractions
D) Internal desires and motives
E) Designated park with scenery, wildlife, and natural and historic resources
F) Travel for sports games as either spectators or participators
G) Pilgrimage
H) The highest level of Maslow's needs theory
I) Travel for conferences, training, and other regular business activitiesJ) White-water rafting, scuba diving, mountain climbing
Allocentric

Question 29

MATCHING. Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
Match the term with the correct description.

A) Traveler who is forever planning the next trip and recounting the last one
B) A personality type that likes adventurous, curious and challenging places
C) External attractions
D) Internal desires and motives
E) Designated park with scenery, wildlife, and natural and historic resources
F) Travel for sports games as either spectators or participators
G) Pilgrimage
H) The highest level of Maslow's needs theory
I) Travel for conferences, training, and other regular business activitiesJ) White-water rafting, scuba diving, mountain climbing
Self-actualization

Question 30

MATCHING. Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
Match the term with the correct description.

A) Traveler who is forever planning the next trip and recounting the last one
B) A personality type that likes adventurous, curious and challenging places
C) External attractions
D) Internal desires and motives
E) Designated park with scenery, wildlife, and natural and historic resources
F) Travel for sports games as either spectators or participators
G) Pilgrimage
H) The highest level of Maslow's needs theory
I) Travel for conferences, training, and other regular business activitiesJ) White-water rafting, scuba diving, mountain climbing
Examples of adventure tourism

Question 31

MATCHING. Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
Match the term with the correct description.

A) Traveler who is forever planning the next trip and recounting the last one
B) A personality type that likes adventurous, curious and challenging places
C) External attractions
D) Internal desires and motives
E) Designated park with scenery, wildlife, and natural and historic resources
F) Travel for sports games as either spectators or participators
G) Pilgrimage
H) The highest level of Maslow's needs theory
I) Travel for conferences, training, and other regular business activitiesJ) White-water rafting, scuba diving, mountain climbing
Religious travel

Question 32

Some current trends in leisure travel are noticed as the following except:

A) a "reinvention" of tourism in order to accommodate the demands of the new consumer.
B) tourists are loyal to one destination and more likely to go to the same destination over the years.
C) shorter and more frequent vacations.
D) more and more female impact on the industry.
E) increasing use of the Internet.

Question 33

A new type of consumer has emerged as the driving force for more sustainable and environmentally and socially responsible tourism development. This type of consumer is characterized as the following except:

A) respectful of cultures.
B) conservation-minded.
C) more educated.
D) extravagant.

Question 34

MATCHING. Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
Match the term with the correct description.

A) Traveler who is forever planning the next trip and recounting the last one
B) A personality type that likes adventurous, curious and challenging places
C) External attractions
D) Internal desires and motives
E) Designated park with scenery, wildlife, and natural and historic resources
F) Travel for sports games as either spectators or participators
G) Pilgrimage
H) The highest level of Maslow's needs theory
I) Travel for conferences, training, and other regular business activitiesJ) White-water rafting, scuba diving, mountain climbing
Push factors

Question 35

MATCHING. Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
Match the term with the correct description.

A) Traveler who is forever planning the next trip and recounting the last one
B) A personality type that likes adventurous, curious and challenging places
C) External attractions
D) Internal desires and motives
E) Designated park with scenery, wildlife, and natural and historic resources
F) Travel for sports games as either spectators or participators
G) Pilgrimage
H) The highest level of Maslow's needs theory
I) Travel for conferences, training, and other regular business activitiesJ) White-water rafting, scuba diving, mountain climbing
Sports tourism