EDT520S - TOURISM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - 2ND OPP - JANUARY 2023


EDT520S - TOURISM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - 2ND OPP - JANUARY 2023



1 Page 1

▲back to top


nAmlBIA UnlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE AnOTECHnOLOGY
Facultyof ManagementSciences
Department or Ho5pitality and Touri5111
Beethoven Street
Prlv,He Oclf;'!HOO
Windhoek
NAMIBIA
f: •2611 612Ui' 2093
f: •it:v1 &I 20/ 90'1)
F.: dhl@nust.na
W: www.nust.nJ
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOROF TOURISM INNOVATION & DEVELOPMENT
QUALIFICATIONCODE: (07 BTID}
LEVEL: 7
COURSECODE: EDT520s
COURSENAME: Tourism Economic Development
SESSION:January 2023
DURATION: 2 hours
PAPER:Theory
MARKS: 100
SECONDOPPORTUNITYEXAMINATION PAPER
EXAMINER(S)
MS U. Tjitunga
MODERATOR: Dr S. Chiutsi
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
1. THIS QUESTION PAPERCONSISTSOF _3_ PAGES(Including this
front page}

2 Page 2

▲back to top


Question 1
(2x10=20)
Write the key term used to describe:
1.1 One doctor for 3 656 patients at Opuwo, is an indication of:
1.2 The impact of tourism when it fails to integrate its structures with the natural
features and indigenous architecture of the destination.
1.3 Common method used to estimate the spread into the rest of the economy of the
income generated from tourism.
1.4 A record of transactions during a period between residents of a country and the
rest of the world.
1.5 Some retailers at destination areas increase their prices, or stock more
expensive goods and services to cater for wealthy tourists thus contributing to.
1.6 People who could travel, if motivated, but don't because they lack information
about travel opportunities, or facilities, or both or do not travel because of problems
in the supply side-for example terrorism, lack of accommodation, inaccessibility.
1.7 Companies such as tour operators and travel agents or individuals that act as
middlemen between principals and tourists.
1.8 When a tourist tends to prefer booking holidays using well-known and long-
established travel agents like Trip Travel is seeking which (Maslow) needs?
1.9 Enroute to Etosha national park a tour manager stops at the resting place for
refreshments and snacks. Which needs (Maslow) does the tour manager seek to
meet?
1.10 If a tour operator books guests at a place which offer a welcoming environment
with good customer service. Which needs (Maslow) does the tour operators seek to
meet?
Question 2
Explain five negative economic effects that can arise from developing tourism at the
destination.
(5x3=15)
Question 3
(10)
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Namibia enjoyed an increasing number of tourist
arrivals with a target set for between 1.5 and 2 million arrivals in 2020. Explain the
impact of covid 19 on the Namibian tourism markets.
2

3 Page 3

▲back to top


Question 4
Identify and discuss the three ways of segmenting the market in tourism. (3x5=15)
Question 5
Until the 1960s the number of people travelling abroad increased slowly and then the
expansion was extraordinary. Identify five reasons why tourism was slow to develop
before the 1960s.
(5x2=10)
Question 6
Identify and discuss five of the demographic factors influencing tourism demand.
(5x3=15)
Question 7
Identify and describe the five criteria for segmenting the market in tourism. (5x3=15)
3