Task 9. Decide if the following statements are true or false. 1. Government plays only a minor role in tourism

1. Government plays only a minor role in tourism.

2. All tourist statistics are completely reliable.

3. Red tape such as visas and complicated entry formalities make it easy to travel from one country to another.

4. All countries make more money from incoming tourists than their own citizens spend in other countries.

5. Governments never attempt any kind of day-to-day regulation to any part of the tourist industry.

6. Arrival and departure cards serve as a primary source of tour­ist statistics.

7. A system of cross-checking arrival and departure cards gives a more accurate count of tourist-days spent in a country.

8. It is very easy to check on a tourist's purchases, but very difficult to find out how much he spends on travel and accommodations.

9. No research is ever done concerning the reasons why people travel or their reactions to their vacations.

10. Recreational travellers consider personal safety a matter of primary importance.

11. The tendency today is against careful planning of resort areas.

12. Many governments have made direct financial investments in the development of tourist facilities.

13. The infrastructure can be quickly developed without any plan­ning or assistance from government.

14. Hotels, golf courses, swimming pools, restaurants, and parking lots are all part of the infrastructure.

15. Governments never participate in programs to train personnel for tourist-connected jobs.