Travel and Tourism

and Kazakhstan. They have done small booklets of sights of these countries.


Handout 3 G Task2. Read the text and choose the right answer.
Descriptor: read the text and choose the right sentences.

Travel and tourism
Travel and tourism provide services of all types for both inbound and outbound travellers, and have become one of the worlds fastest growing industries. International travel and tourism are the worlds largest export earner and an important factor in the balance of payments of most nations. The market is increasingly diverse, covering not only traditional sunshine tourism and business
trips but also many new types of travel that have developed in recent years. Tourism has become one of the worlds most important sources of employment. It covers a wide range of jobs, including all branches of the travel industry, hospitality in hotels and restaurants, entertainment and recreation, as well as the tourist attractions in a particular region. Areas of work include Tour Operators, Travel Agencies, Tourist Boards and Tourist Information Centres, Transport Companies, Tour Guides, Tourist Attractions.
l. a) For many countries tourism is an important source of income.
в) Tourism is not an important factor in the economy of most countries.
c) The travel and tourism industry is no longer growing.
2. a) Travel and tourism means sunshine tourism and business trips.
в) Travel and tourism means more than sunshine tourism and business trips.
c) No new types of tourism have developed in recent years.
3. a) The travel and tourism industry provides services only for incoming travellers.
в) The travel and tourism industry provides services only for travellers who want to go abroad.
c) Travel a