Land Transpo

• Automobiles


  Four-wheeled vehicles used for passenger transportation
• Motor carriers


  Vehicles utilized to transport people and goods after the world war
• Reasons public passengers find land transport appealing


  • Control of route and stops en route
  • Control of departure time
  • Ability to carry baggage and equipment easily
  • A possible use for accommodation
  • Privacy
  • Freedom to use the automobile in and around a destination
  • Low perceived out-of-pocket expenses
• Automobiles


  • Affordability
  • Flexibility
  • Convenience
  • Privacy
  • Variety of Routes and Destinations
• Car rentals


  Also known as car hire, rental car, and rent-a-car, play a significant part in providing leisure travel to tourists
• Clients of car rentals

  • Leisure tourists
  • Business tourists
  • The public
• Reasons tourists prefer car rentals

  • It allows the tourists to get around the location easily
  • It is the best way for tourists to experience the place
  • Tourists prefer driving while in vacation
  • Tourists want to try out a car
  • It allows tourists to save money (if two or more share the rental cost)
• Factors determining car rental cost

  The category or class of car the renter selects
• Types of cars usually rented by category

  • Subcompact or economy
  • Compact
  • Mid-size or intermediate
  • Full-size or standard
  • Premium
  • Luxury or deluxe
  • Specialty

  
• Subcompact cars


  • Very small car with few amenities, comfort, or options, preferred by price-sensitive customers
  • Ill-suited for three or four people or for those with lots of luggage
• Compact cars


  • Small car that is quite bigger and more comfortable and has more amenities than those of subcompact cars
• Mid-size or intermediate cars


  • Moderately a small car that can accommodate at least three or four people comfortably
• Full-size or standard cars


  • Often called "family cars", can seat three, four, or more people comfortably, have plenty of trunk space and many amenities
• Premium cars


  • Superior to full-sized car but not as luxurious as the luxury or deluxe category
• Luxury or deluxe cars


  • Among the largest and most upscale cars you can rent, provide great comfort and spaciousness, appeal to those who want to experience or convey a prestigious image, ideal for long trips and for four or more passengers
• Specialty car categories


  • SUVs
  • Convertibles
  • Vans
  • Minivans
  • Jeeps
  • Trucks
  • Sports cars
  • Super luxury brands

  
• Motorhome


  A motor vehicle built on a truck or bus chassis and designed to serve as self-contained living quarters for recreational travel
• Other factors determining car rental price

  • Rental basis
  • Number of rental days
  • Insurance taken
  • Fuel options
  • Days of the week rented
  • Rental location
  • Rental season
  • Car availability
  • Additional driver
  • Booking method
  • Taxes
  • Coupons used
  • Renter requests for special amenities
  • Renter's affiliation
  • Drop-off charge
  • Booking timing
• Coach


  A "bus" - a huge vehicle that can carry about 20 or more passengers
• Motorcoach


  Large well-powered vehicles that are custom made for touring, transport groups and their luggage over long distances in relative luxury with large windows for easy viewing
• Types of bus services

  • Regular services
  • Special regular services
  • Occasional services
• Hop-on, hop-off motorcoach


  • Gives passengers liberty and opportunity to explore the city by allowing them to get off the bus and get on to another bus for a day or a certain period, follows a route with designated stops
• Vintage buses


  • Restored transportation that gives tourists a memorable experience
• Double-decker buses


  • Two-deck or two-story buses capable of seating 60-120 passengers, commonly used in the UK, Europe, and Asia
• Rotel


  • Also referred to as "rolling hotel" or "hotel on wheels", consists of a semi-private sleeping area where passengers can enjoy sightseeing in the morning and take a good rest at night
• Recreational Vehicles (RV)


  Vehicles with a provision for a living area that are used for traveling, camping, or recreation, including travel trailers, truck bed-campers, and motorhomes
• Bicycle


  A non-motorized land-based transport considered an alternative and sustainable way to go around the city and visit tourist attractions
• In the Philippines, the two main players in the motorcoach industry are Philippine Rabbit and Victory Liner
• Victory Liner


  One of the biggest players in the Philippine passenger transport system, incorporated in 1953
• Philippine Rabbit


  Founded in 1946 and services mostly provinces in the North
• Transportation


  Plays a vital role as one of the operating sectors of tourism by catering to the movement of people and goods
• Land transportation


  • Also called "Ground Transportation"
  • An asset of tourism supporting the mobility of the consumers of tourism products
  • Conveniently aids the travel of people in two ways: road and rail transportation
• Historical development of transportation

  1. Trails used to move from one hunting territory to another

  2. Trails started to be used for commercial purposes as trade expanded and some became roads, especially through the domestication of animals

  3. Use of wheeled vehicles encouraged construction of better roads to support the additional weight

  4. Road transport system requires labor organization and administrative control that could only be provided by governmental oversight offering military protection over trade routes
• First road systems appeared in Mesopotamia


  3,000 BC
• Asphalt used to pave roads in Babylon

  625 BC
• Persian Empire had a road of 2,300 km


  5th century BC
• First major road system established by the Roman Empire, mainly for economic, military and administrative reasons


  300 BC and onwards
• Establishment of pan-continental trading routes, such as the Silk Road, linking Europe and Asia


  100 BC
• Integrated road transportation fell out of favor after the fall of the Roman Empire

  5th century
• National road transportation systems formally established with the creation of modern nation-states


  17th century