ESSAY TOPICS – ECTS I, 2ND SEMESTER

1. What factors influence tourist motivation for undertaking adventure tourism?

Why is the pursuit of adventurous tourism a growing interest?

2. Why is transport essential to the study of tourism? Explain why the experience
of transport is important to the mobility of tourists.

3. Comment on: “The battle for customers in tomorrow’s tourism industry will be
fought not over price but over hearts and minds”.

4. Why has tourist safety and security become a critical issue for travellers
nowadays? Describe common health problems and necessary precautions.

5. Why are events important for destinations and their tourism economies?
Thinking about an event you have attended as a tourist, what are the features which
made it ‘special’ and memorable?

6. The opportunities for those with a passion for travel and tourism are practically
endless. Write an essay on promoting tourism in Romania.

7. Describe a graph or a chart of your own showing recent changes in the sales and
profits of a tourism company.

8. Selling a service – advantages and disadvantages.

9. What are the characteristics of a true leader? Do you think you have the qualities
of a good manager/leader? Would you be authoritarian or approachable?

10. Write about travel documents and their functions.