Choose the right option:

1. Now, things _______ back to normal and holidaying abroad ______up again.
a) get/picks b) are geting/picks c) are getting/is picking d) get/is picking
2. Since 2008 and particularly after the COVID 19 pandemic, staycations ______ in
popularity.
a) are rising b) have raised c) have risen d) rose
3. The word ‘staycation’ is a mix of stay and vacation and ______ to at least the
1940s.
a) date bak b) is dating back c) dates backs d) dated back
4. Staycation usually _______ visiting local attractions, travelling internally, just
spending time at home, and so on.
a) involve b) involves c) is involving d) has involved
5. Whatever the reasons for _____ one, vacation ____ with its own advantages and
disadvantages.
a) take/comes b) taking/come c) taking/comes d) take/is coming
6. Staycation costs less compared to a normal vacaction. For this reason, staycation
______ popular in the U.S. during the financial crisis of 2007-2010.
a) become b) becomes c) became d) had become
7. The truth is that you _______ new types of food regardless of whether you travel
domestically or internationally.
a) will find b) found c) will be finding d) will have find
8. On full vacations, you ______ less likely to check your work email or hang out
with your work and friends.
a) will being b) will be c) will have been d) shall be
9. During the 2008 market crisis in the United States, many households _____ to
restrict their expenses and limit their vacation Budget.
a) had been forced b) have been forced c) were forced d) were forcing
10. You ______ staycation packages grow in the upcoming year.
a) will have seen b) will see c) are going to see d) will be seeing
11. Rather than visiting Machu Picchu, the Pyramids of Giza or Venice, travellers of
the future _____ a headset and recreate that experience from the comfort of their
own home.
 a) will pop on b) will be poping on c) pop on d) will have poped on
12. For some people, the allure of travelling alone _____ in wholly embracing their
desires and their own pace.
a) lie b) lies c) is lying d) will be lieing
13. When I first ______ doing solo vacation almost 20 years ago, people still ____
solo women travelers unusual, especially at the holidays.
a) start/found b) started/was finding c) started/found d) started/were finding
14. I _______ by myself. I ____ worried I would feel lonely, but I really didn’t.
a) never had cruised/had b) had never cruised/was c) had cruised
never/didn’t d) had never cruised/didn’t
15. It ______ a long time since I ______ an extended amount of time alone. I wanted
to push myself out of my comfort zone.
a) is/spent b) had been/have spent c) had been/spent d) has been/spent
16. A: Was this your first solo vacation? B: No, I _______ a whole a lot solo
backpacking trips up to now, including along the Colorado Trail in 2018.
a) have done b) had been doing c) did d) had done
17. It _______ a decade since I first _____ doing a solo vacation.
a) had been /have started b) had been/started c) has been/started d) is
being/started
18. Major issues that _______ in importance since the start of the 21st century, such
as globalisation, the 2008 financial crisis, terrorism, climate change, and
technology ______ a strong role in shaping Gen Zers’ attitudes and beliefs, and
by extension, their travel behaviour.
a) have grown/play b) have grown/have played c) grew/have played d) are
being growing/have played
19. Nowadays, the travel industry _______ a major transformation, thanks to
technology and the growth of technology-driven business models and shifts in
customer and workforce demographics.
a) undergoes b) underwent c) has undergone d) is undergoing
20. In three years’ time, I _______ more than five solo trips.
a) will take b) will be taking c) will have taken d) would be taking
21. You can visit us during the first week of July. We ________ a staycation in the
village near we live.
a) will have b) will be having c) will have been d) would have been
22. Virtual reality tourism technologies ________ for the past few years, used
primarily as an educational tool, allowing users to engage with the history,
geography, and cultural aspects of location and serving as a substitute for physical
visitation.
a) have evolved b) have been evolving c) are evolving d) evolved
23. Besides simply ________ people in museum content, social media and digital
platforms have also connected people during time of limited social interaction.
a) engage b) to engage c) engaging d) engaged
24. The COVID-19 epidemic and subsequent lockdown ______ countries to rethink
their tourism strategies, opening the door for an already burgeoning virtual
tourism industry to take root.
a) had prompted b) has prompted c) are prompting d) are going to prompt
25. The TV documentary on RV tourism ______ at 7 pm.
a) is starting b) will start c) starts d) will be starting
26. Oh, great! That meeting after work’s been cancelled. I guess I ______ to the travel
agency to get information on the solo trip I am interested in making next month.
a) will go b) am going to go c) will be going d) am going
27. We ________ a virtual tour of the White House in August. We decided to do so a
month ago.
a) will make b) are going to make c) will be making d) are making
28. Currently, baby boomers ________ to a booming international travel market.
a) contribute b) are going to contribute c) have contributed d) are contributing
29. As millennials and Generation Z _______ the baby boomers in today’s society,
the hospitality industry is witnessing radical changes in consumer behavior.
a) overtake b) are overtaking c) will overtake d) overtook
30. Gen Z, more than other generations that ____ before, _______ by the Internet.
a) came/has shaped b) has come/has shaped c) came/has been shaped d) had
come/is shaping