Deck 20: Urban Tourism and Its Complexities: Exploring Factors, Paradoxes, and Categories

Question 1

Which of the following factors is the least important function for tourism in cities?

A)As ports
B)As gateways
C)A meeting places and conference locations
D)As centres for accommodation

Answer 1

As ports

Question 2

Urban tourism research is characterised by

A)Paradoxes
B)A case study approach
C)Descriptive approaches
D)Highly theorised approaches

Answer 2

Highly theorised approaches

Question 3

In terms of the paradoxes of urban tourism outlined by Ashworth and Page (2011), which of the following features is false?

A)Cities are multifunctional places
B)Cities need tourism
C)Cities are not created specifically for tourism
D)Tourism contributes major economic benefits to cities

Answer 3

Cities need tourism

Question 4

In Venice, what is the peak volume of tourists recorded at the Ponte della Liberta in a day?

A)50,000
B)75,000
C)100,000
D)150,000

Question 5

Select the odd one out. The introduction of a tourist tax in Venice was introduced based on the following arguments:

A)To replace the need for surveillance of tourists
B)To reduce the costs of tourism for businesses and residents
C)To help fund historic building refurbishments
D)To help control the flow of visitors

Question 6

Which of the following is not a key author in urban sociology?

A)Garreau
B)Mullins
C)Roche
D)Lumsdon

Question 7

Select the odd one out. Ashworth (1992) highlighted three approaches to urban tourism which focus on:

A)Demand
B)Supply
C)Practice
D)Policy

Question 8

In which city has a replica of Shakespeare's birthplace been built?

A)Las Vegas
B)Fuzhou
C)Shanghai
D)New York

Question 9

Which one of these is not a category in Thrift's level of world city?

A)Global
B)Zonal centres
C)Regional
D)Local

Question 10

In Romeo's study of urban tourism visitors, which of these categories of visitor was not identified?

A)Sport
B)Business
C)Vacation
D)Fairs and convention