Angela Viah A.

Asistido – BSTM Block 1

Macro Perspective of Tourism and Hospitality
WEEK IV

Prior knowledge!

- FRANCE with an 89 million tourist. They are popular to tourist because

according to Audrey Hepburn, Paris is always a good idea. The weather in
France is nice. Abta attributes part of France’s appeal to “a mild climate in
the months of spring and autumn.” And then, there are the lovely, warm
summers, attracting waves of sun-seekers every year. The heritage sites,
the fine dining that always looks enormous. Their English-language
friendliness and the sheer diversity of France.
Activity 1 - Essay:

1. In what areas should the Philippine government boost its effort to keep
up with the top tourist destinations in the Philippines?

The waterfalls of Davao city. There’s a lot of falls in Davao city that is need
to develop to keep up with the tourist destinations. It may look like simple
but if you develop those falls, it can reach the foreigner’s taste to the fullest
and attract more tourist and increase the relevance of such place.
Activity 2 - quiz:
Identification:
Global Tourism Industry 1. The contribution of tourism to economic well-being
depends on the quality and the revenues of the tourism offer.
Second World 2. The Eastern bloc of the communist-socialist states, where the
political and economic power should come from the up to now oppressed
peasants and workers.
Third World Countries 3. It was originally coined in times of the Cold War to
distinguish those nations that are neither aligned with the West (NATO) nor with
the East, the Communist bloc. Today the term is often used to describe the
developing countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania.
Rural Tourism 4. The final type of tourist destination is countryside. The
combination of lakes and mountains attract different markets. Leisure visitors
enjoy scenery, while more active tourists enjoy climbing in summer, and do
winter sports at other times.
World Tourism 5. An industry which is flourishing all over the world.
Coastal Tourism 6. Is based on a unique resource combination at the border of
land and sea environments: sun, water, beaches, outstanding scenic views, rich
biological diversity, sea food and good transportation infrastructure
First World Countries 7. A country that has a highly developed infrastructures,
economy, life expectancy, literacy, standard of living, education, population
happiness, health care and child welfare is considered to be ranked as a highly
developed country.
Fourth World 8. It was coined in the early 1970s by Shuswap Chief George
Manuel, it refers to widely unknown nations (cultural entities) of indigenous
peoples, "First Nations" living within or across national state boundaries.
Urban Tourism 9. Is another type of tourist destination, towns and cities attract
many tourists by growing interest in cultural activities for example visits to
museums and art galleries, leisure activities like shopping, and entertainment to
sports.
World Tourism Industry and Economy 10. In order to find out the contribution of
the travel and tourism industry to a particular country is an important tool to
determine the economics in detail.
 Activity 3 - Assignment to reinforce knowledge:

Destination Facts Problem Suggestion Possible Results

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