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0471 · June 2024

Travel and Tourism

Overall, the paper w TRAVEL & TOURISM Paper 0471/11 Key Terms and Concepts

16 pitfalls123 questions3 takeawaysView official report
Last reviewed: 2026-06-30Paraphrased for study purposes — not an official publication of the exam board.

Cohort performance

Session statistics from official examination reports

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Key examiner messages

Top priorities from the principal examiner before you revise

1

Candidates are encouraged to be succinct in their responses for longer answer Questions (e), avoiding long descriptions and examples.

2

Many candidates need to develop their skills of analysis and evaluation.

3

Candidates need to be secure in their understanding of the different categories of tourism impacts (economic, environmental and sociocultural).

Question difficulty map

How candidates performed on each question in this series

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Examiner report

Strongest: Q1(a)(i)(b), Q3(a)(i)(c), Q2(a)(b), Q4(a)(b)Weakest: Q1(a)(i)(c), Q2(a)(b)
Q1(a)
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Q3(a)
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Q3(a)(e)
Q4(a)
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Q4(a)(c)
Q4(a)(d)
Q4(a)(e)
Q1(a)
Q1(a)(b)
Q1(a)(c)
Q1(a)(d)
Q1(a)(e)
Q2(a)
Q2(a)(b)
Q2(a)(c)
Q2(a)(d)
Q2(a)(e)
Q3(a)
Q3(a)(b)
Q3(a)(c)
Q3(a)(d)
Q3(a)(e)
Q4(a)
Q4(a)(b)
Q4(a)(c)
Q4(a)(d)
Q4(a)(e)
Q1(a)
Q1(a)(b)
Q1(a)(c)
Q1(a)(d)
Q1(a)(e)
Q2(a)
Q2(a)(b)
Q2(a)(c)
Q2(a)(d)
Q2(a)(e)
Q3(a)(i)
Q3(a)(i)(a)(ii)
Q3(a)(i)(b)
Q3(a)(i)(c)
Q3(a)(i)(d)
Q3(a)(i)(e)
Q4(a)
Q4(a)(b)
Q4(a)(c)
Q4(a)(d)
Q4(a)(e)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1(a)
Q1(a)(b)
Q1(a)(c)
Q1(a)(d)
Q2(a)(i)
Q2(a)(i)(a)(ii)
Q2(a)(i)(b)
Q2(a)(i)(c)
Q2(a)(i)(d)
Q3(a)
Q3(a)(b)
Q3(a)(c)
Q3(a)(d)
Q4(a)(i)
Q4(a)(i)(b)
Q4(a)(i)(c)
Q4(a)(i)(d)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1(a)(i)
Q1(a)(i)(a)(ii)
Q1(a)(i)(b)
Q1(a)(i)(c)
Q1(a)(i)(d)
Q2(a)
Q2(a)(b)
Q2(a)(c)
Q2(a)(d)
Q3(a)(i)
Q3(a)(i)(b)
Q3(a)(i)(c)
Q3(a)(i)(d)
Q4(a)
Q4(a)(b)
Q4(a)(c)
Q4(a)(d)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1(a)
Q1(a)(b)
Q1(a)(c)
Q1(a)(d)
Q2(a)
Q2(a)(b)
Q2(a)(c)
Q2(a)(d)
Q3(a)
Q3(a)(b)
Q3(a)(c)
Q3(a)(d)
Q4(a)
Q4(a)(b)
Q4(a)(c)
Q4(a)(d)
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Assessment objectives

Skill and AO weighting from official examiner commentary

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Method marks watchlist

Where working, steps, or method marks were commonly lost

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Recurring mistakes across years

Themes examiners flag in multiple recent sessions for this subject

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Question choice intelligence

Mean scores and popularity for optional questions (HKDSE electives)

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Level exemplars

What candidate scripts at each grade level looked like

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Grade & admission context

How marks relate to grade thresholds and entry standards

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Deep insights

What top candidates did

Techniques and approaches examiners rewarded in this series

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Command word playbook

How to match each command word to the expected response style

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Time traps

Sections where candidates spent disproportionate time relative to marks

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Syllabus traceability

Topics linked to questions and mark weighting in this session

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MCQ trap analytics

Commonly chosen wrong options from examiner commentary

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Topic heatmap across years

Mark concentration by topic and exam year for this subject

Mark intensity

LowHigh
Topic
2023
2024
2025
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Marketing mix

80
26
22
128

The role of tourism organisations, their sustainable practices, the products and services they provide and their appeal

16
38
54

Managing destinations sustainably

18
18

Features of destinations and their appeal to different types of tourists

16
16

Economic, environmental and sociocultural impacts of travel and tourism

13
13

Factors affecting marketing

13
13

Factors affecting tourism development and management

12
12

Difficulty trend

How session difficulty has shifted across recent years

202320242025
2023 June 2023 · 3.0/52024 June 2024 · 3.2/52025 June 2025 · 3.5/5

Paper comparison

Marks and duration breakdown across papers in this session

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Marks you can still earn

Where valid approaches outside the mark scheme may still gain credit

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Practise what examiners flagged

Target weak topics from this report inside the Revui app

Self-diagnostic checklist

Key actions before you sit this paper — copy and tick off as you revise

  • 1Message

    Candidates are encouraged to be succinct in their responses for longer answer Questions (e), avoiding long descriptions and examples.

  • 2Message

    Many candidates need to develop their skills of analysis and evaluation.

  • 3Message

    Candidates need to be secure in their understanding of the different categories of tourism impacts (economic, environmental and sociocultural).

Teacher briefing pack

One-page session summary for tutors and classroom review

June 2024 2024

Travel and Tourism

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education 0471 Travel & Tourism June 2024 Principal Examiner Report for Teachers © 2024 TRAVEL & TOURISM Paper 0471/11 Key Terms and Concepts Key messages Candidates are encouraged to be succinct in their responses for long

  • Candidates are encouraged to be succinct in their responses for longer answer Questions (e), avoiding long descriptions and examples.

  • Many candidates need to develop their skills of analysis and evaluation.

  • Candidates need to be secure in their understanding of the different categories of tourism impacts (economic, environmental and sociocultural).

Examiner insights

General comments

  • Overall, the paper w TRAVEL & TOURISM Paper 0471/11 Key Terms and Concepts