Growth in Tourism test

Which of the following are reasons why tourism numbers have increased?

Areas are becoming more popular in tourism because of improvements in transport.

Countries such as the Middle East and Africa have gotten better at marketing themselves, and so have attracted more visitors.

Many countries have invested in infra[blank_start]structure[blank_end] for tourism (eg. better hotels) to make them [blank_start]more[blank_end] attractive to visitors.

People are attracted to [blank_start]cities[blank_end] by the culture, [blank_start]entertainment[blank_end] and [blank_start]shopping[blank_end]. Popular destinations include [blank_start]London[blank_end], Paris, New York and Rome.

People are attracted to mountain areas because of...

The Alps, Himalayas, Rockies and Dolomites are all popular tourist destinations for mountain areas.

One of the main reasons why people are attracted to coastal areas is because they'd like a tan.

People are attracted to coastal areas by...

Which of the following are popular tourist destinations for Coastal Areas?

[blank_start]Tourism[blank_end] is important to the [blank_start]economies[blank_end] of many countries. It creates [blank_start]jobs[blank_end] for local people, which helps the economy grow. It also increased the income of other businesses that supply the tourism industry, such as [blank_start]farmers[blank_end] who supply hotels with [blank_start]food[blank_end].

Tourism is important to the economies of both rich and poor parts of the [blank_start]world[blank_end] - for example, tourism in France generated 35 Billion Euros in 2006 and created 2 million [blank_start]jobs[blank_end]. Poorer countries tend to be more dependant on the tourism industry than the richer ones, eg. tourism contributes to [blank_start]3%[blank_end] of the UK's GNP, but in Kenya, it's [blank_start]15%[blank_end] of the GNP.