Aviation and Tourism: Implications for Leisure Travel
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (903 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1409402320 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 408 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Dr Anne Graham is Senior Lecturer in Air Transport and Tourism at the University of Westminster, London, UK. Peter Forsyth is Professor of Economics at Monash University, Victoria, Australia, and writes extensively on air transport and tourism. . Dr Andreas Papatheodorou is Assistant Professor in Industrial Economics with emphasis on Tourism at the University of the Aegean, Greece
This book represents a bold and admirable effort to fill this gap and expand and develop the knowledge and understanding of this close and complex relationship through a broad array of contributions on tourism demand, regulation and policy, players such as airlines and airports, economic and environmental impacts, complemented with country case studies.' John Kester, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) 'The book is clearly aimed at students rather than the more advanced reader looking for detailed critiques of his subject. It provides valuable insights into the multiple ways in which aviation affects tourism and th
Therefore it is the aim of this book to fill this important gap which exists with a comprehensive, in-depth study of the relationship between aviation and leisure travel. However the characteristics and needs of leisure travellers are generally so very different from business travellers that this necessitates a separate consideration of these markets if a detailed understanding of the relationship with aviation is to be gained. In addition there is very little literature that gives a detailed appreciation of the complexities and potential conflicts associated with the development of coherent and effective aviation and tourism policies. It does this with an analysis of the theoretical concepts relevant to the subject area combined with a detailed investigation of current practice within the aviation and tourism industries. The book deals exclusively with issues related to the relationship between aviation and leisure travel. Moreover the transport industry can be a major beneficiary of tourism because of the additional passenger demand that may be generated. Thus developments in aviation can have very major implications for many leisure and business tourism markets. Most tourism focused books consider aviation as just one component of the tourism industry which needs to be discussed, whereas aviation specialist texts rarely concentrate on just leisure travel. Whilst geography has meant that, in modern times, air travel has always been the dominant mode for long distance tr