Sustainable tourism — IGCSE Travel & Tourism (0471) questions by topic

Growth-of-sustainable-tourism data, airport recycling schemes and Cape Town's Responsible Tourism Charter provide the source material for this topic, with questions asking you to state reasons for growth or identify ways plastic use is being minimised at airports.

Explain, state, evaluate, identify and discuss are the command words tested, worth 20 marks, across 5 questions from 2024 and 2025 papers. Because each answer must be pulled directly from the named insert, practise reading the source figures or charter wording closely before writing, then use instant marking to check whether your stated reason or method matches what the source actually says.

May–June 2025, Paper 22

Question 3 · 20 marks

Refer to Fig. 3.1 (Insert), the Responsible Tourism Charter for Cape Town, South Africa. State three ways tourists to Cape Town can be responsible.

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May–June 2025, Paper 23

Question 3 · 20 marks

Refer to Fig. 3.1 (Insert), information about protecting national parks. Define the term 'carrying capacity'.

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May–June 2024, Paper 11

Question 1 · 20 marks

Refer to Fig. 1.1 (Insert), information about the growth of sustainable tourism. State two reasons for the growth of sustainable tourism.

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October–November 2024, Paper 11

Question 3 · 20 marks

Refer to Fig. 3.1 (Insert), information about reduce, reuse and recycle at airports. Identify two ways airports are minimising their use of plastic.

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October–November 2024, Paper 13

Question 3 · 20 marks

Refer to Fig. 3.1 (Insert), information about reduce, reuse and recycle at airports. Identify two ways airports are minimising their use of plastic.

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