Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30. Sailing tourism (26) _____________to any holiday where the main purpose of the trip is to sail or learn how to sail. Sailing tourism has two broad (27) _____________, which are defined by the type of boat used: a yacht (which is also used as overnight accommodation) or a dinghy (a smaller boat without berths - therefore ...

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.

Sailing tourism (26) _____________to any holiday where the main purpose of the trip is to sail or learn how to sail. Sailing tourism has two broad (27) _____________, which are defined by the type of boat used: a yacht (which is also used as overnight accommodation) or a dinghy (a smaller boat without berths - therefore overnight accommodation is (28) _____________land).

Yacht sailing holidays tend to be either bareboat charters, where the boat is hired - without crew - and can be sailed to any chosen destination, or flotilla, where all boats in the flotilla follow a pre-planned route. Dinghy sailing holidays are most (29) _____________to be combined (30) _____________a sailing course. As with most niche markets, there are scant data available regarding the sailing tourism sector. However, it is estimated that around 10 million sailing holidays are taken each year.