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Class 10 English Main Course Book Unit 5 Travel and Tourism Chapter 4 Promoting Tourism
Textual Exercises
Question 1.
Based on your reading of the article above, answer the following questions :
- What evidence does the author provide to support his view that our efforts to attract foreign tourists have been unsuccessful ?
- What, according to you, may be the reasons for such a bleak scenario ?
- What is the shift in tourism policy recommended by the author ? What are his arguments for such a shift ?
- What are the two initiatives taken by Karnataka that signify marked change in its marketing strategy ?
- Why have Kerala’s tourism figures grown while those of some other states have remained static ?
- Why does the author say that we should now make efforts to attract the domestic traveller ? What are the areas that we should focus on to achieve it ?
- Why does the author say, “Clearly Tourism, like Charity, begins at home ?”
Answer:
1. Our efforts to attract foreign tourists have been constantly unsuccessful. The evidence is that Malaysia and China entered the tourism market much after India. But in 2009. Malaysia had 23.6 million foreign arrivals and China 50.9 million. On the other hand, India had just 5.1 million tourists.
2. The reason for this bleak scenario is that India has been courting the wrong tourist. We have been running after aggressive looking foreign tourists who come in small number. Their own countries are hit by recession. They are very demanding too. We have not been trying to get tourists from countries such as China, Russia and South America.
3. The author recommends the shift. He wants to give more importance to the domestic tourist. He cites Homa Mistry’s (CEO of Travel Corporation of India) efforts. Homa Mistry doubled the business from the new markets of China, Russia and South America and of course the domestic tourists.
4. Karnataka has effected the change too. Formerly the state of Karnataka ran Golden Chariot Tourist train for foreigners only. Now it runs Jewel of the South tour for well- off Indian tourists also. Karnataka has another attraction for rich and young Indian tourists. It is Jungle Camps and Trails. It is a new version of Jungle Lodges and Resorts which were made for the foreigners. These two things signify a marked change in Karnataka’s marketing strategy.
5. Kerala’s tourism figures have grown while those of some other states have remained static. This has happened because Kerala’s Tourism secretary, Dr. Venu has shifted his focus. In 2006-07, Kerala targeted 60% international and 40% domestic tourists. He allocated the state’s tourism resources accordingly. He organised partnership meets in non-metro cities all around India. These meets were between the tourism professionals of Kerala and those cities. The result was that the tourism figures in Kerala grew while they remained unchanged in many states. These were the states which still depended on small and uncertain foreign market.
6. The author gives arguments in support of his contention. The contention is that greater emphasis should be laid to attract domestic tourists. In 2009 India received 5.11 million foreign tourists. On the other hand, more than 11 million Indians went as tourists to foreign markets. If we concentrate on improving facilities for the domestic tourist, the outflow of Indian tourists and rupees will reduce. Better infrastructure such as roads, airports, hygiene will also attract more international visitors. So these are the areas we should focus on.
7. The author says that tourism like charity begins at home. He means that first we should create tourist facilities for the domestic tourist. Madhya Pradesh is one of those states which realised this truth early. Their ‘Heart of India’ campaign and its current version targeted the domestic traveller. So the domestic tourist flocked to Madhya Pradesh and the others followed.
Question 2.
Find words or phrases from the passage that mean the same as the following.
(a) to renovate, redo, or revise (paragraph 1)
(b) trying to win the favor, preference, or goodwill of (paragraph 1)
(c) come in small numbers (paragraph 4)
(d) well-off; rich (paragraph 5)
(e) friendly (paragraph 6)
(f) wanting or enjoying expensive pleasures (paragraph 6)
Answer:
Question 3.
Imagine that you are the Director of the Department of Tourism of the State of Palwal Pradesh. You have recently received the following letter from the Minister of Tourism.
Answer:
Please read the letter carefully. It will help us in answering question no. 5.
Question 4.
In section D.6 you will write the report asked for. First though, it is necessary to study the following statistics and draw appropriate conclusions. Work in groups of four. Discuss the three figures in this section and the questions that follow each figure, and write notes to answer those questions. (Contrary to the recent trends, foreign tourists visiting Palwal Pradesh outnumber domestic tourists).
- What has been the general trend in the number of tourists visiting Palwal Pradesh over the last five years ?
- Which groups have shown increases, and by how much ?
- Suggest reasons for the changes over the last five years, for both groups of tourists.
Answers
Answer:
- The final column shows how far the available accommodation is being used. So it gives us valuable information. It is important when we plan to create additional accommodation. We should first create the type of accommodation which is much in demand.
- It means that a 5 star hotel has at an average 260 beds. On the other hand, a youth hostel has at an average only 60 beds.
- The two most popular types of accommodation are the 5 star hotels and youth hostels.
- 5-star hotels, 4-star hotels and youth hostels have occupancy rates of 85% or over.
Question 5.
Work with a partner to write the report asked for in D.4. You are the Director of Tourism for Palwal Pradesh. Make sure that ……
Question 6.
Report
From : Shankar Murti, Director of Tourism, Palwal Pradesh
To : Minister of Tourism, Palwal Pradesh
Date : 3 March, 20 – –
A study of the present trends of tourism in Palwal Pradesh, their main features and projections for 10 years’ time
Sir
The following are our findings and suggestions.
Question 7.
In your written report, you will find the following language useful:
when describing trends and changes
Answer:
No question asked.
Question 8.
A Final Check….
Before you hand in your report:
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- Chapter 4 From the Diary of Anne Frank
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- Chapter 7 Glimpses of India
- Chapter 8 Mijbil the Otter
- Chapter 9 Madam Rides the Bus
- Chapter 10 The Sermon at Benares
- Chapter 11 The Proposal
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- B. Heroes of the Environment
- C. Let’s Clean up
- D. A Tale of Three Villages
- E. Geological Heritage
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- Unit 2 Tenses
- Integrated Grammar Practice 1
- Unit 3 Subject – Verb Agreement
- Unit 4 Non Finites
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- Unit 5 Relatives
- Unit 6 Connectors
- Integrated Grammar Practice 3
- Unit 7 Conditionals
- Unit 8 Comparison
- Integrated Grammar Practice 4
- Unit 9 Avoiding Repetition
- Unit 10 Nominalisation
- Integrated Grammar Practice 5
- Unit 11 Modals-Expressing Attitudes
- Integrated Grammar Practice 6
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- Integrated Grammar Practice 7
- Unit 13 Reported Speech
- Integrated Grammar Practice 8
- Unit 14 Prepositions
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