Turismo de Lujo: Tipos de Viajes, Experiencias Exclusivas y Vocabulario en Inglés

Luxury Tourism

Define what you understand by luxury tourism. Is it a type of tourism?

It is a type of tourism in which travelers are looking for unique experiences and the best quality; the price is often a secondary consideration when organizing their vacation. Of course, this involves a high level of service, with highly specialized staff attending to all requests. 10 points

What SIX different types of holidays would you relate to luxury tourism? Ex. A golf tournament. Explain what each one is about.

Luxury Cruises: A ship with luxurious amenities, high-quality services and a wide range of activities to make the customer feel special. Ex. Queen Mary 2.

Space tourism: A type of luxury that few can afford due to its high cost. It consists of suborbital flights.

Health tourism: Addressed to all those who decide to travel to treat an ailment or to relax.

Golf tournament: A type of tourism specialized in golf. These packages most often include the hotel, the flight and the ticket for the golf tournament.

Fish tourism: Built on the concept of instilling the appreciation and enjoyment of the natural marine environment in all of its many forms, along with any associated cultural features.

Adventure tourism: An outdoor leisure activity that generally takes place in an unusual, exotic, remote or wilderness setting, sometimes involving unconventional means of transportation and tending to be associated with low or high levels of physical activity.

Rephrasing

Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.

• “Why don’t you try bungee jumping for a change?”, she said to us.
  She suggested that we should try bungee jumping for a change.
• Although he booked well in advance, he couldn’t get the date he wanted.
  Despite his bookings, he couldn’t get the date he wanted.
• I’d prefer you not to speak in Spanish in class.
  I’d rather you didn’t speak Spanish in class.
• I wish the management would refurbish the hotel.
  It’s high time for the hotel to be refurbished by the management.
• The waitress will bring your drinks in just a moment.
  Your drinks will be brought in just a moment.
• Tom has a Jacuzzi in his bathroom. They installed it this morning.
  They have installed a Jacuzzi in Tom’s bathroom this morning.
• Perhaps he didn’t know that he had an exam today.
  He may have forgotten about the exam today.
• He didn’t hurry, so he missed the plane.
  If he missed the plane, it’s because he didn’t hurry.
• “What time is it, please?”, she asked.
  She wanted to know what time it was.
• “Don’t leave me now”, he begged Jane.
  He begged Jane not to leave him now.

20 points

Sentence Completion

Complete the following sentences with your own words.

• As a tourist information officer, my job involves providing travel and accommodation information to tourists.
• Excuse me, sir, but would you mind not taking pictures of my wife, please.
• I tiptoed quietly into the room so nobody could hear me.
• Passengers are kindly reminded that it is not permitted to consume alcoholic beverages or food on the tram.
• That’s the guest whose room has been taken.

10 points

Prepositions

Make up your own tourism-related sentence using the correct preposition.

• SHORTAGE: There is a shortage of tourists this year due to the recession.
• DEAL (verb): We always prefer to deal with the same airline.
• KEEN: I am keen on travelling.
• REFRAIN: Please refrain from smoking during the flight.
• DECREASE (noun): The economic crisis caused a decrease in tourism.

10 points

Choose the Correct Answer, A or B

• The Swedes are B getting used to the cold.
  A- used     B- getting used to
• Do you know that man? – Yes, he A used to work for me.
  A- used to     B- is used to
• Did you enjoy your holiday? – Yes, we B spent most of the time on the beach.
  A- were spending     B- spent
• I have lived in Kent A for ten years now.
  A- for     B- since
• This is my A elder son, Jack.
  A- elder     B- older
• I am B quite certain about this.
  A- rather     B- quite
• Golf is not so artistic B as carpentry.
  A- than     B- as
• Mount Everest is the highest mountain B in the world.
  A- in     B- of
• According B to the weather forecast, it will rain today.
  A- with     B- to
• The last taxi arrived B at the hotel at noon.
  A- in     B- at

10 points

Vocabulary

These are ten cruise-related words. Provide a synonym for each of them.

• All hands: every one
• Add-on: supplement
• Ashore: aground
• Cabin: lodge
• Deck: (synonym to be completed)
• Embark: board
• Galley: rowboat
• Maiden voyage: inaugural voyage
• Port-of-call: harbor
• Berth: billet