Air transport : a tourism perspective
Anne Graham (Author), Frédéric Dobruszkes (Author)
Air Transport: A Tourism Perspective provides rigorous insights into the current complexities, synergies and conflicts within air transportation and tourism, presenting a balanced, comprehensive, contemporary, and global analysis that thoroughly examines the links between theory and practice. The book offers readers a multi-sector, global perspective on the practical implications of the link between air transport and tourism. By using a novel approach, it systematically explores the successive stages of a tourist's trip-investigating reasons for flying, the airport experience, airline industry structures, competition and regulation, and air transportation and destination interrelationships. In addition, the book explores current and salient debates on such issues as the influence of traveling to visit friends and family, the role of charters versus low cost carriers, public subsidies to support airport development, and much more
eBook, English, 2019
First edition View all formats and editions
Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2019
1 online resource (1 volume)
9780128128589, 0128128585
1085493657
Intro; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; List of Figures; List of Tables; Contributors; Authors' Biography; Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Key Sources of Literature; 1.3 Establishing Common Definitions; 1.4 Structure of the Book; Part I: The Rationale for Flying; Chapter 2: The Contemporary Tourist; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Characteristics of Contemporary Tourists; 2.3 Trends in Travel; 2.4 Factors Shaping Demand; 2.5 Contemporary Issues; 2.6 Conclusions; Chapter 3: Reasons for Flying; Abstract; 3.1 Introduction 3.2 A Simplified World: Flying Purposes as a Discrete Choice3.3 Acknowledging Complexity: Flying for Multiple Purposes; 3.4 Acknowledging Complexity: Flying Purposes Vary Across Places and Over Time; 3.5 Factors Affecting Flying Propensity; 3.6 Conclusions; Chapter 4: Limits to Growth; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Key Concepts; 4.3 The UK Air Travel Market; 4.4 Conclusions; Part II: Before Travelling: Choosing Transport Modes, Airlines, and Airports; Chapter 5: The Impact of Government Policy and Regulation; Abstract; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Tourism-Air Transport Relationship 5.3 The Changing Passenger Experience-Impacts on Tourism5.4 Government Policy for the Provision of Air Transport; 5.5 Conclusion; Chapter 6: Intermodal Competition and Tourism; Abstract; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Literature Review: Transportation and Tourism; 6.3 The Evaluation of Intermodal Competition for Domestic Tourists in Spain; 6.4 Empirical Work; 6.5 Conclusions; Chapter 7: Airport Choice; Abstract; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The Role of Airports in the Aviation System; 7.3 Methodologies to Determine Choice for Air Transport Applications 7.4 Air Transport Applications With a Focus on Airport Choice for Tourists7.5 Conclusions; Chapter 8: The Option of Self-Connection; Abstract; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Background; 8.3 Data and Methodology; 8.4 Results and Discussion; 8.5 Conclusion; Appendix: Tourist Airports in Mainland Spain, Italy, and France; Chapter 9: Distribution Trends; Abstract; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Airline Distribution: A Brief History; 9.3 Marketplace Growth and Changes; 9.4 Technology Landscape and Innovations; 9.5 Traveller Expectations; 9.6 Airline Distribution Participants and Processes; 9.7 Conclusion Chapter 10: The Role of the Different Airline Business ModelsAbstract; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Low-Cost Carriers; 10.3 Full-Service Network Airlines; 10.4 Charter Airlines; 10.5 Regional Airlines; 10.6 Conclusion; Chapter 11: The End of European Charter Airlines: Myths and Realities; Abstract; Acknowledgements; 11.1 Introduction; 11.2 Charter Airlines: An Infinitely Variable Business; 11.3 From a Vague Concept to Poor Statistics; 11.4 The Destiny of Former Charter Airlines: Comparing Thomson and Condor; 11.5 Discussion and Conclusions