Evaluate the Role of Transportation in the Development of Tourism
Course work Title: Evaluate the role of transportation in the development of tourism
Coursework Due Date: 2nd MARCH 2012
Word count: 1,568
Tourism is one of the words used all over the world nowadays. According to WTO (world tourism organisation) tourism is “traveling to and staying in places outside usual environment for not more than 1 consecutive year for business, leisure and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited”. In other words a person traveling/a tourist who goes to different places outside his usual environment for leisure, business or other purpose like to visiting friends and relatives. There are many different types of tourism such as religion tourism; traveling to places like Jerusalem, health tourism; traveling to spa centres, educational tourism, leisure tourism, etc. This essay will argue that transportation takes a vital part in the development of tourism. The essay will focus on two different types of transportation; low cost carriers and high speed trains. It will explain how low cost carriers and high speed trains affected the development of tourism industry, even though there are many more different types transport which influenced tourism development, including: ships, eco transportation, coaches etc. Transport is highly related to tourism as it connects the tourism generating countries and the destination regions. According to Stephen J. Page (2005:P16) “transport is responsible for movement between two places so any activities can be undertaken”, it highlights the importance of transport for tourism industry. The role of LCC (low cost carriers) in the development of tourism industry Airline industry in Great Britain started developing in early 1920s in the post-war period, when government found that air carriers used for war, could be also used for carrying people to different regions and after even to different countries. British
Coursework Due Date: 2nd MARCH 2012
Word count: 1,568
Tourism is one of the words used all over the world nowadays. According to WTO (world tourism organisation) tourism is “traveling to and staying in places outside usual environment for not more than 1 consecutive year for business, leisure and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited”. In other words a person traveling/a tourist who goes to different places outside his usual environment for leisure, business or other purpose like to visiting friends and relatives. There are many different types of tourism such as religion tourism; traveling to places like Jerusalem, health tourism; traveling to spa centres, educational tourism, leisure tourism, etc. This essay will argue that transportation takes a vital part in the development of tourism. The essay will focus on two different types of transportation; low cost carriers and high speed trains. It will explain how low cost carriers and high speed trains affected the development of tourism industry, even though there are many more different types transport which influenced tourism development, including: ships, eco transportation, coaches etc. Transport is highly related to tourism as it connects the tourism generating countries and the destination regions. According to Stephen J. Page (2005:P16) “transport is responsible for movement between two places so any activities can be undertaken”, it highlights the importance of transport for tourism industry. The role of LCC (low cost carriers) in the development of tourism industry Airline industry in Great Britain started developing in early 1920s in the post-war period, when government found that air carriers used for war, could be also used for carrying people to different regions and after even to different countries. British
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