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• Tourism


  The act of leaving and then returning to the original starting point, and therefore, one who takes such journey can be called a tourist
• In Leiper's (1990) tourist system, transport is the key connection between the tourist's origin and the destination
• Transport or Transportation


  Refers to the activity of moving an object (people or goods) from one place to another, or the system used for doing this
• Transport Infrastructure


  Includes the material conditions such as routes (e.g. roads, tracks, etc.), means (e.g. vehicles), control systems (traffic control), handling facilities (bus, train or plane terminals), and transfer facilities
• Mode of Transport


  Refers to the environment in which the transport takes place: air, ground or water-based transport
• Transportation routes


  Utilized by the transportation means
• Transportation means, type or carrier


  Refers to the actual 'means of mobility realized within a particular mode'
• Tourism was earlier defined as an industry that provides for the movement, comfort and enjoyment of people. The 'movement' in this definition is addressed by the transportation sector
• Tourism Transport


  It plays a FUNCTIONAL OR UTILITARIAN ROLE, such as the transport between origin and destination or within the destination, or it can play a key role in the holiday experience itself
• Components of a Transport System

  • Surface (land & water)
  • Air
• Modes of transportation evolved slowly until the 19th and 20th centuries
• 24-Hour Clock


  The international standard for transportation timetables
• Transport as a Component of a Tourist Product


  • The means to reach the destination
  • A necessary means of movement at the destination
  • In a minority of instances it is the actual tourism attraction or activity
• Transport as Transit


  A means of transit between the main tourism originating regions and the destination, which accounts for about 90% of tourist use of transport
• The busiest tourism routes also tend to be shorter distances
• Transport at the Destination


  Visitors make use of taxis, rental cars, scheduled bus and coach services, rail and, dependent on the destination, even ferries
• Transport as the Tourist Attraction


  Increasingly, there are instances of transport, both within and between countries, becoming an attractive tourist product in its own right
• Transport, Tourism and Tour

  The buyer's market is comprised of the tourists, while the providers are the owners of the transport services
• 1838 – Sirus & the Great Western crossed the Atlantic from Ireland & Great Britain to the US
• 1957 – Technological innovation – jet engine heralded the demise of point-to-point ocean crossings
• Passenger Ferries


  Have evolved over time and have become more sophisticated, offering a wide range of services
• The first railway service for passengers was inaugurated in Europe


  1825
• Passenger rail service arrived in North America

  1829
• Transcontinental service in the United States began in 1869 and in Canada in 1885
• Pullman Coach


  George Pullman boosted the long-distance rail travel in the United States with sleeping facilities for overnight travel
• Fred Harvey


  Pioneered the addition of dining cars and legitimate food and lodging facilities that heralded the golden age of passenger railroad service in the US
• Amtrak was formed in 1971 and VIA Rail Canada in 1978 to reduce the number of routes and points served while upgrading the remaining passenger rail systems
• The countries with the largest number of train passengers are China, Germany, India, and Japan
• Eurostar


  High-speed passenger rail service between London, England, and Paris, France
• Eurailpass


  Introduced in 1959 in a number of European countries, used as a marketing tool to attract international visitors from outside the European community
• Scenic Railroads


  Trains that have been preserved for tourist enjoyment, considered to be attractions
• Highways & Byways


  Roads built up from the paths they followed to raise them out of the mud and make them usable on a year-round basis
• Automobiles


  Henry Ford ushered in the age of mass automobile travel with his famous Model T, cars are a symbol of freedom and individualized lifestyle
• Car rental


  Two-thirds of car rental revenues are derived from airline passengers