Circle the correct options in italics. Sometimes more than one option is possible.

1. At the moment many new hotels are built /are being built.
2. Medical tourism is a sector that grows / has been growing rapidly in recent years.
3. Many jobs are created / are being created in the hotel industry at the present time.
4. The castle converts / is being converted into a residential conference centre.
5. Tourists now become / are now becoming more critical and the demand for better quality service has increased / has been increasing.
6. Next month we will offer / will be offering a special discount on weekend breaks to Venice.
7. The cost of living has risen / has been rising rapidly over the last six months.
8. People who travel / are travelling frequently may fulfil / may be fulfilling a desire to escape their cultural background.

Circle the option In italics that is wrong or does not make sense in each sentence.

1. Festival goers boosted passenger numbers gradually / significantly during the week of the arts festival.
2. Looking at the graph, I am struck by the slight /dramatic surge in reservations in July.
3. Passenger traffic dipped steadily / slightly last weekend compared to the same weekend last year.
4. Airlines have had to contend with a modest /sharp hike in fuel prices, up by 15 percent.
5. The number of overseas visitors went up in the last quarter and is still on the rise / levelled off.
6. Job growth in the travel industry has outpaced / declined all other sectors of the economy.