Short answer

Instructions: You are required to answer the following questions. Please do not repeat the questions on your answer sheet. Instead, please list the answers numerically/sequentially by simply utilizing 1, 2, 3, and 4. Each assignment paper should be at least 250 words. Papers less than the required 250 words will get zero. This does not mean each question requires a 250-word response; rather, the total number of words for answering the questions must total more than 250 words.

1. How important is tourism to the world’s economy? The United States? Your city and/or area?

2. List at least 4 social or economic benefits of tourism? What are some of the disadvantages, costs, or problems associated with these benefits?

3. Is it true that people often make long trips for sightseeing and ignore places of interest close to home? If so, why is this?

4. What do you think travel will be like 20 years from now?