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Tourists for Tourists for recreation and recreation and business business purposes purposes generally fall generally fall into 2 into 2 categories:categories:

a)a) international international touriststourists

b)b) domestic domestic tourists.tourists.



Tourism is impacted upon by:Tourism is impacted upon by:a)a) the income of the populationthe income of the populationb)b) the amount of leisure time the amount of leisure time

availableavailablec)c) the technology which the technology which

facilitates travelfacilitates traveld)d) global financial conditionsglobal financial conditionse)e) terrorism risksterrorism risksf)f) the degree of international the degree of international

businessbusinessg)g) the interest in international the interest in international

educationeducationh)h) involvement in international involvement in international

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The effects of tourism The effects of tourism include:include:

a)a) raising awareness of raising awareness of other culturesother cultures

b)b) increased trade increased trade between nationsbetween nations

c)c) developing international developing international educational educational relationships and relationships and fostering learning fostering learning experiencesexperiences

d)d) promotion of goodwill promotion of goodwill between countries.between countries.



Tourism can also have Tourism can also have some negative effects some negative effects such as:such as:

a)a) damage to historic damage to historic relics and artefactsrelics and artefacts

b)b) disrespect shown disrespect shown towards other culturestowards other cultures

c)c) damage to damage to environments in order environments in order to provide tourist to provide tourist facilitiesfacilities

d)d) exploitation of tourists exploitation of tourists by unscrupulous by unscrupulous operators.operators.



Australians Australians generally favour generally favour visiting:visiting:

a)a) USAUSAb)b) CanadaCanadac)c) New ZealandNew Zealandd)d) IndonesiaIndonesiae)e) SingaporeSingaporef)f) MalaysiaMalaysiag)g) UKUKh)h) IrelandIrelandi)i) ChinaChinaj)j) India.India.



The biggest number The biggest number of international of international tourists come to tourists come to Australia from:Australia from:

a)a) JapanJapanb)b) UKUKc)c) USAUSAd)d) CanadaCanadae)e) South KoreaSouth Koreaf)f) IndonesiaIndonesiag)g) MalaysiaMalaysiah)h) ChinaChinai)i) Northern Europe.Northern Europe.


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Why did this Why did this commercial commercial cause such cause such controversy. controversy. (Complete some (Complete some research here.)research here.)


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