Tourism Paper 2 WASSCE (SC), 2016

SECTION A

Question 1

(a) Define the term tourism statistics.

(b) Mention any two types of tourism statistics.

This was a compulsory question expected to be answered by all candidates. The performance of the candidates in the question was poor.
Tourism statistics is a compilation of information about tourists and the products available to them within a specific period of time. The types of tourism statistics are inflow, expenditure pattern, accommodation data, employment statistics and tourism sector statistics.