Air transport : a tourism perspective / Anne Graham, Frederic Dobruszkes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Graham, Anne, author.

Dobruszkes, Frédéric, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aeronautics, Commercial.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 pages)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Oxford, England ; Cambridge, Massachusetts : Elsevier, [2019]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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. Presents insights from an international team of expert contributors with proven research and publication experience in their specialty area Includes cutting-edge analyses based on original research that identifies emerging research directions and policy and managerial implications Utilizes a multidisciplinary approach to fully explore theoretical and policy concepts and their effect on air transportation and tourism development Provides case studies from around the globe in each chapter

Contents:

The rationale for flying

Before travelling: choosing transport modes, airlines, and airports

On the go: accessing airports and the airline and airport experience

Reaching the destinations and attractions.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-12-812858-5