Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Every
country has its own regulatory environment. In any regulatory market there are certain conditions,
often referred to as “freedoms.” Identify which of the following is NOT one of the main
“freedoms” of a regulatory market as discussed by the authors.
a. | Entry | b. | Exit | c. | On time
performance | d. | Rate/fare
setting | e. | Mergers and
acquisitions | | |
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Economic regulation in
the transportation sector encompasses five major environments. Identify which of the following is NOT
one of these five environments.
a. | Open market | b. | Monopoly | c. | Regulation | d. | Deregulation | e. | Restricted market | | |
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The
growth in what has been the single most important factor in the development of modern
tourism?
a. | Air travel | b. | Hotel expansion | c. | Internet booking | d. | None of the above. | | |
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“Air rage” and “airport rage” have been getting worse in recent
years. The authors have identified several reasons. Identify which of the following is NOT a reason
for “air rage.”
a. | Rising air
ticket prices | b. | Flight
overcrowding | c. | Flight
delays | d. | Airport
renovations | | |
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All
provinces have some sort of _______________________ which requires that rates be posted on the back
of each guest room’s door.
a. | Hotel Rates
Act | b. | Guest Room Rates Act | c. | Accommodations Act | d. | Rates Information Act | e. | None of the above. | | |
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The
busiest “city pairs” in the airline industry in Canada are
________________.
a. | Toronto-Vancouver | b. | Toronto-Ottawa | c. | Toronto-Montreal | d. | Toronto-Winnipeg | e. | Edmonton-Calgary | | |
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Non
scheduled airlines, also called ___________________ or ____________
provide air
travel at lower rates than regular fare on scheduled airlines.
a. | Supplemental airlines, charter
airlines | b. | Surplus
airlines, trunk airlines | c. | Discounted
airlines, charter airlines | d. | Trunk airlines,
charter airlines | e. | Charter
airlines, Supplemental airlines | | |
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By 2002,
________________ and Skyservice were main charter carriers in Canada.
a. | Westjet | b. | Tango | c. | Jazz | d. | Air
Transat | e. | Canjet | | |
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Journeys are of
four different types. An open jaw trip is a trip which _______________.
a. | begins in an originating city and ends in a destination
city | b. | begins in an originating city, goes to a destination
city, returns to the originating
city | c. | has the outbound journey differing from the return journey in
terms of either the routing or the class of service | d. | is interrupted by surface travel | e. | is similar to a round trip, except the routing is
different | | |
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IATA,
founded in 1919 and headquartered in Montreal, carries out several important functions for its
members. IATA does NOT ____________________________.
a. | provide a forum for airlines to meet and discuss mutual
concerns | b. | recommend fares
and tariffs for government approval | c. | represent the
airlines in travel agency affairs | d. | set standards
for aviation equipment and operations | e. | promote air
safety. | | |
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