P119
Using Fig. 4, describe the
relationship between the price of air tickets and the distance of the locations
from Singapore.
[3]
- Most Expensive : Locations that
are further away from Singapore such as North America are the most expensive at
$1572.
- Cheapest : Locations that are
nearest to Singapore such as Hong Kong is the cheapest at $438
- ANOMALIE : However prices of air
tickets to Australia is more expensive at $851 compared to Africa at $741
although Australia is nearer to Singapore than Africa.
Account for the relationship
between the price of air tickets and the distance of the locations from
Singapore in Fig. 4.
[3]
- Locations that are further away
requires more travelling time, this will result in more expensive air tickets
due to fuel and manpower costs.
- Locations that are nearer are
cheaper due to the rise of budget aircraft which has a cheaper cost due to the
shorter distance.
- Air tickets to certain countries
may be more expensive due to its popularity which increases the demand to such
places.
P117
Domestic
tourism are higher than International tourism out of Tokyo due to the following
reasons:
1)
There could be greater access of information about Tokyo in the Internet
or print sources in Japan. Therefore it encourages Hokkaido and Osaka tourists
to visit Tokyo.
2)
There could be prevalent marketing of Tokyo throughout Japan to allow Japanese
to get access to information more readily. / As compared with the
International mass media platforms, there could be lesser advertisements which
resulted in lesser International tourists to Tokyo.
3)
Due to better and more affordable transport systems within Japan, the
shorter and cheaper travel modes encouraged more domestic than international
tourism.
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