1st Edition

Tourism, Transport and Travel Management

By M.R. Dileep Copyright 2019
492 Pages 37 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

492 Pages 37 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

492 Pages 37 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The terms travel and tourism are often used interchangeably in tourism literature. This comprehensive textbook provides students with essential knowledge of the intricate relationship existing between travel, transport and tourism. The book analyses the structure, functions, activities, strategies and practices of each of the sectors in the travel industry, such as airlines, airports, tour... Read more

Section I: Tourism and Transport

Chapter 1: Travel and Tourism: An Introduction

Chapter 2: Transport and Tourism

Section II: Air Transport

Chapter 3: Introduction to Air Transportation

Chapter 4: Airport

Chapter 5: Airport Operations

Chapter 6: Airline Management

Section III: Land and Water Transportation

Chapter 7: Land Transport and Tourism

Chapter 8: Cruise Tourism

Section IV: Travel Intermediation

Chapter 9: Travel Intermediaries

Chapter 10: Travel Agency Management

Chapter 11: Travel Distribution Systems

Section V: Tour Operation Business

Chapter 12: The Business of Tour Operation

Chapter 13: Package Tour

Chapter 14: Tour Marketing

Chapter 15: Pre-Tour Preparations

Chapter 16: Managing the Tour

Section VI: Impacts and Prospects

Chapter 17: Impacts of Travel And Tourism

Chapter 18: The Prospects

 

 

Biography

M. R. Dileep is a noted tourism academic, author and columnist. His qualifications include M.T.A., MPhil, PhD and IATA diplomas. He has worked for the Ministry of Higher Education, in the Faculty of Tourism, CAS Salalah, Sultanate of Oman; and as Head of Tourism at Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies (KITTS) and at Pazhassiraja College (Calicut University), Kerala, India.