COURSE DESCRIPTION
Transportation is an integral part of daily life. Transportation and travel could be discussed without taking tourism into consideration, but tourism cannot thrive without travel. Transportation is an integral part of the tourism industry. It is largely due to the improvement of transportation that tourism has expanded. The course is expected to discuss the following:
a. Development of major transportation systems- acknowledging that linkage by air, sea, and land modes is essential for the operations as well as the availability of support services esp. in tourism;
b. Marketing function- transportation is most often seen as part of the tourism system bringing tourists to destinations;
c. Process of physical distribution;
d. Factors affecting land, sea and air travel and transport systems;
e. Transportation’s impact on areas served;
f. Analysis of models of passenger transportation;
g. Rates and services in various operations;
h. Maximizing the contributions of the transport system.
The transportation system of a tourist destination has an impact on the tourism experience which explains how people travel and why they choose different forms of holiday, destination, and transport. The improvement in transportation modes plus low fares has increased the accessibility of areas once considered off-the-beaten-path. Accesses to tourist sites vary per the nature of the site, the state of infrastructure, and the efficiency of the public transport system.
- Teacher: Marie Danielle Guillen