首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
The biggest problem facing Chile as it promotes itself as a tourist destination to be reckoned with, is that it is at the end of
The biggest problem facing Chile as it promotes itself as a tourist destination to be reckoned with, is that it is at the end of
admin
2010-04-28
46
问题
The biggest problem facing Chile as it promotes itself as a tourist destination to be reckoned with, is that it is at the end of the earth. It is too far south to be a convenient stop on the way to anywhere else and is much farther than a relatively cheap holiday’ s flight away from the big tourist markets, unlike Mexico, for example. Chile, therefore, is having to fight hard to attract tourists, to convince travelers that it is worth coming halfway round the world to visit. But it is succeeding; not only in existing markets like the USA and Western Europe but in new territories, in particular the Far East. Markets closer to home, however, are not being forgotten. More than 50% of visitors to Chile still come from its nearest neighbor, Argentian, where the cost of living is much higher. Like all South American countries, Chile sees tourism as a valuable earner of foreign currency, although it has been far more serious than most in promoting its image abroad. Relatively stable politically within the region, it has benefited from the problems suffered in other areas. In Peru, guerrilla warfare in recent years has dealt a heavy blow to the tourist industry and fear of street crime in Brazil has reduced the attraction of Rio de Janeiro as a dream destination for foreigners. More than 150,000 people are directly involved in Chile’ s tourist sector, an industry which earns the country more than US $ 950 million each year. The state-run National Tourism Service, in partnership with a number of private companies, is currently running a worldwide campaign, taking part in trade fairs and international events to attract visitors to Chile. Chile’ s great strength as a tourist destination is its geographical diversity. From the parched Atacama Desert in the north to the Antarctic snowfields of the south, it is more than 5,000 km long. With the Pacific on one side and the Andean Mountains on the others, Chile boasts natural attractions. Its beaches are not up to Caribbean standards but resorts such as Vina del Mar are generally clean and unspoiled and have a high standard of services.
But the trump card is the Andes mountain range. There are a number of excellent ski resorts within one hour’ s drive of the capital, Santiago, and the national parks in the south are home to rare animal and plant species. The parks already attract specialist visitors, including mountaineers, who come to climb the technically difficult peaks, and fishermen, lured by the salmon and trout in the region’ s rivers. However, infrastructure development in these areas is limited. The ski resorts do not have as many lifts as their European counter parts and the poor quality of roads in the south means’ that only the most determined travelers see the best of the national parks.
Air links between Chile and the rest of the world are, at present, relatively poor. While Chile’ s two largest airlines have extensive networks within South America, they operate only a small number of routes to the United States and Europe, while services to Asia are almost non-existent. Internal transport links are being improved and luxury hotels are being built in one of its national parks. Nor is development being restricted to the Andes. Easter Island and Chile’ s Antarctic Territory are also on the list of areas where the Government believes it can create tourist markets. But the rush to open hitherto inaccessible areas to mass tourism is not being welcomed by everyone. Indigenous and environmental groups, including Greenpeace, say that many parts of the Andes will suffer if they become over-developed.
There is a genuine fear that areas of Chile will suffer the cultural destruction witnessed in Mexico and European resort. The policy of opening up Antarctica to tourism is also politically sensitive. Chile already has permanent settlements on the ice and many people see the decision to allow tourists there as a political move, enhancing Santiago’ s territorial claim over part of Antarctica. The Chilean Government has promised to respect the environment as it seeks to bring tourism to these areas. But there are immense commercial pressures to exploit the country’ s tourism potential. The Government will have to monitor developments closely if it is genuinely concerned in creating a balanced, controlled industry and if the price of an increasingly lucrative tourist market is not going to mean the loss of many of Chile’ s natural riches.
Chile is disadvantaged in the promotion of its tourism by ______.
选项
A、geographical location
B、guerrilla warfare
C、political instability
D、street crime
答案
A
解析
细节题。本文第一段已经提到智利在发展本国旅游业方面的不利之处:The biggest problem facing Chile...is that it is at the end of the earth.It is too far south to be a convenient stop on the way to anywhere else,即由于地理位置(geographical location)比较偏僻,在吸引游客方面有一定的困难。所以A是理想选择。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/v3qO777K
0
专业英语八级
相关试题推荐
A、Someofourhealthproblemscanbeattributedtothepressuresofmodernlife.B、Somestress-relateddisorderssuchasheartd
Mostpeoplehaveseenbulliesinaction,makinglifemiserableforothers.Theirtargetsoftenescapetheintimidationrelativel
A、Asecretary.B、Abartender.C、Aconsultant.D、Asalesperson.D
WhenmypredecessorsatTimereviewedecologistRachelCarson’sbookSilentSpring50yearsagothismonth,theywerelessthan
Thepatient,E.Z.,isinfailinghealth,andtheEuropeansurgeonsarearguingbitterlyattheoperatingtable.TheGreekdoct
Publicisinghisimminentnewseriesabouttheevolutionofanimals,SirDavidAttenboroughsaidthisweekthathethoughtaredu
G8summitisdiscussing【B1】______aid,【B2】______debtand【B3】______fairertradingsystems.Meanwhile,【B4】______ofAfrica’sfor
WhoisfamousforhishistoricalnovelofRobRoy?
TheGermanictribescametoEnglandfromthecontinentaboutthemiddleofthe5thcenturyweretheAngles,Saxonsand______.
凡事不逃避,我喝我的清茶。荷花居污泥而不染,若为怕水污而种在旱地上,它早就枯死了。人生也一样避恶,避丑、避邪,只能说明自己心灵脆弱。一个自我安定的人是不怕环境污染自己的,而有力量影响他人。古代孟母三迁是为了怕他受环境影响,要为自己就没必要逃避了,后来孟子长
随机试题
下列行为构成招摇撞骗的违反治安管理行为的是()。
在传播学研究中,作为正式调查的抽样形式是( )。
若潮气量减少一半,而呼吸频率加快一倍,则
以下所列妊娠晚期或临产前用“妊娠毒性D级的镇痛解热药和非甾体抗炎药”中,不正确的是
电传布局
下列关于应付票据的账务处理,说法正确的有()。
投资性房地产的转换日确定方法正确的是()。
以下哪项属于社会工作社会层面的目标?()。
彩色视频信号数字化的过程中,利用图像子采样技术通过降低对(41)的采样频率,来达到减少数据量的目的。
Thehumannoseisanunderratedtool.Humansareoftenthoughttobeinsensitivesmellerscomparedwithanimals,butthisislar
最新回复
(
0
)