M. R. Dileep

Tourism, Transport and Travel Management

2. Auflage. Sprachen: Englisch. 24,6 cm / 17,4 cm ( B/H )
EAN 9781041008958
65,50 €
inkl. MwSt.
508 Seiten
Dezember 2026
Taylor & Francis Ltd

Fully revised and updated in its second edition, Tourism, Transport and Travel Management analyses the structure, functions, activities, strategies and practices of each of the sectors in the travel industry, including airlines, airports, tour operators, travel agencies and cruises. The book comprises a six-part structure, covering air, land, and water transportation, travel intermediation, the tour operation business, and impacts and prospects for the future. Updated content featured in the second edition includes geographical perspectives on tourism transport, nuances of the intricate relationship between air transport and tourism, in-depth coverage of sustainability, and the impact of COVID-19 on transport and travel operations. Written in an accessible and engaging style, this is an invaluable resource for students, scholars and academics within the fields of tourism, hospitality, transport and travel management.

M. R. Dileep is a noted tourism academic, researcher, 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 Director at the Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies (KITTS) and at Pazhassiraja College (Calicut University), Kerala, India.

Section I Tourism and transport; 1 Travel and tourism: an introduction; 2 Transport and tourism; 3 Post-COVID tourism and transportation; Section II Air transport; 4 Introduction to air transportation; 5 Airports; 6 Airport operations; 7 Airline management; 8 Air transport and tourism; Section III Land and water transportation; 9 Land transport and tourism; 10 Cruise tourism; Section IV Travel intermediation; 11 Travel intermediaries; 12 Travel agency management; 13 Travel distribution systems; Section V Tour operations business; 14 The business of tour operation; 15 Package tours; 16 Tour marketing; 17 Pre-tour preparations; 18 Managing the tour; Section VI Impacts and prospects; 19 Impacts of travel and tourism; 20 The prospects