HOSPITALITY CH.12. – Flashcards
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Large meetings with some form of exposition or trade show included are called
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Conventions
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A workshop-type educational experience in which attendees learn by doing is called a
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Clinic
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Which type of meeting room setup is used when the meeting format is more instructional and participants take detailed notes or refer to documents?
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Theater style
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Which of the following would not be included on the staff of a destination management company?
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Chef
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Which of the following are benefits of being part of an association?
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Banking
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A lecture and a dialogue that allow participants to share experiences in a particular field is known as a
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Seminar
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A key characteristic of a convention center manager might be the ability to
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Manage and lead people
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What is the primary outcome of the responsibilities of a convention and visitors bureau?
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Generate and increase revenues of a city
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Expositions have also been called
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trade shows
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A FAM trip is
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a familiarization trip to do a site inspection for an event
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Which type of meeting room setup is for small numbers of people, with the meeting taking place around one, block rectangular table?
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Boardroom
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The payment exchanged for the promise(s) stated in a contract is called the
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Consideration
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An industry group that is generally a public relations organization founded by and funded by a corporation that operates in a specific industry is a
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trade association
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Large facilities where meetings and expositions are held, usually in city centers, are called
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convention centers
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Associations began in the United States at the beginning of the eighteenth century when what group organized itself?
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Rhode Island candle makers
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An event that brings together sellers of products and services in a venue where they can show their products and services to a group of attendees is known as
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An exposition
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What is an assembly for the discussion of common concerns where experts in a given field take opposite sides of an issue in a panel discussion, with opportunity for audience participation? opposite
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Forum
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Attendee registration, exhibit space rentals, and sponsorship are all sources of
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Revenue
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A person who contracts out services to (or work for) associations and corporations and plans meetings down to the last detail is a
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Meeting planner
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To enter into a convention management career, one should have
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Transferable skills from a variety of hospitality areas.
