Cover......Page 1
Transport and Tourism......Page 2
Contents......Page 6
List of figures......Page 11
List of plates......Page 13
List of tables......Page 17
Preface to third edition......Page 19
Acknowledgements......Page 24
Section I Understanding tourist transport Concepts and methods of analysisI......Page 28
Introduction......Page 30
Tourism studies and tourist transport......Page 37
The tourist transport system: a framework for analysis......Page 43
Reconceptualising transport and tourism: a new approach?......Page 51
The nature and scope of tourist transport: modes of travel......Page 55
Tourism and destination development: a critical role for transportation?......Page 59
The structure of the book and its approach......Page 61
Websites......Page 64
Contemporary issues in tourist transport in the twenty-first century......Page 65
The economist and tourist transport......Page 68
Geography and tourist transport......Page 79
Globalisation and tourist transport......Page 81
Tourism geography and tourist transport......Page 83
Marketing and tourist transport......Page 93
Management studies and tourist transport......Page 104
Summary......Page 117
Further reading......Page 118
Introduction: governments, transport and tourism......Page 120
Managing the car:Yosemite National Park......Page 125
The role of government policy and tourist transport......Page 128
Interpreting transport policy: implications for tourist travel......Page 131
Privatisation in Asia-Pacific aviation......Page 138
Towards a common transport policy for the European Union: the case of rail travel......Page 142
Formulating state-level tourist transport policy......Page 145
Privatisation and the UK rail system: lessons for governments......Page 148
Government regulation of rail services in the UK prior to 1994: the Department of Transport......Page 151
Policy measures to improve the trade in tourism and transport: GATS......Page 159
Summary......Page 160
Questions......Page 161
Further reading......Page 162
Section II The analysis, Use and provision of tourist transport......Page 164
Introduction......Page 166
The international demand for tourist travel: understanding why people travel......Page 167
Motivation, tourist transport research and psychological issues......Page 169
Domestic tourism patterns in China: developmentamid infrastructure constraints......Page 172
Infrastructure development in developing countries: experiences from Asia-Pacific......Page 176
Data sources on international tourist travel......Page 177
Tourism statistics......Page 192
Forecasting the demand for tourist transport......Page 204
Alternative approaches to understanding future demand for tourism and transport services:......Page 207
Summary......Page 210
Further reading......Page 211
Websites......Page 212
Introduction......Page 213
Theoretical perspectives on tourism and transport supply issues......Page 215
Competitiveness, transport and tourism: key relationships......Page 219
The state and the supply of tourist transport: airline deregulation in the USA......Page 220
The supply chain in tourist transport services......Page 233
Transaction analysis......Page 234
Integration in the tourism sector: implications for the supply of tourist transport......Page 237
New research agendas in tourism supply research: tourism supply chain management......Page 238
Summary......Page 244
Questions......Page 245
Websites......Page 246
Section III Managing tourist transport provision......Page 248
Introduction......Page 250
Business strategies and the transport sector......Page 251
Airline alliances......Page 252
Information technology and supply issues in tourist transport: a role for logistics and IT?......Page 254
E-travel and the transport and tourism sector......Page 258
The supply of tourist transport in destination areas......Page 269
Tourist transport and small islands: the case of Malta......Page 272
Summary......Page 276
Further reading......Page 277
Introduction......Page 278
The management challenge of tourist transport terminals: airports......Page 280
Airport marketing......Page 297
A new relationship in airport management: the impact of low-cost airlines......Page 299
Airport performance: the use of benchmarking......Page 302
Airport planning and development......Page 305
The threat of global terrorism and security issues for airports......Page 309
Summary......Page 313
Websites......Page 315
Introduction......Page 316
The human consequences of modern tourist travel......Page 317
The environmental impact of tourist transport......Page 322
Transport and the environment......Page 324
Tourism and the environment......Page 325
Environmental auditing and tourist transport......Page 327
Environmental assessment and tourist transport......Page 332
Towards sustainable tourist transport systems......Page 333
Sustainable tourist-oriented transport services in destinations......Page 339
Summary......Page 353
Questions......Page 354
Websites......Page 355
Global tourism: challenges and imbalances......Page 356
Global climate change......Page 357
Availability of oil......Page 362
New forms of tourism......Page 366
Conclusion......Page 368
Further reading......Page 369
Section IV The future......Page 370
Introduction......Page 372
Tourist transport provision in the new millennium: the challenge of globalisation......Page 374
Service quality issues in tourist transport......Page 388
Further reading......Page 406
Bibliography......Page 408
Index......Page 463