Question 1:
a) Explain and distinguish between the different levels of quality control in tourism.
b) Describe the main reason for the tourism industry to seek affiliation and certification with Ecolabels.
Question 2:
a) Describe the potential problems and weaknesses related with alternative tourism.
b) Describe the difference between each of the given tourist topologies:
• psychocentric
• allocentric
• mid-centric
Question 3: From your own home community, list and explain the merits and demerits of strategies to disperse tourism-related activity in a destination. Describe which kind of strategy, or combination of strategies, would accomplish the most environmentally, socio-culturally and financially sustainable outcomes.
Question 4: Describe potential tourism outcomes for tourist destinations by using the broad context model of destination development.
Question 5:
a) Describe the problems related with selecting, measuring, monitoring and assessing sustainable tourism indicators.
b) Distinguish between the comprehensive and minimalist models of sustainability and describe the circumstances causing each to be applied.
Question 6: Analyze and explain the positive and negative aspects of introducing an eco-tax on a destination of your choice.
Comprise a plan of implementation that decreases its negative impacts and maximizes its positive effects.
Question 7:
a) Explain the structure and main components of the formal tourism industry.
b) Describe your understanding of the term green tourism.
Question 8: Describe what distinguishes ecotourism from other forms of tourism in respect of potential costs and advantages.