Tourism, Transport and Travel Management

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, such as 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 of tourism transportation, nuances of intricate relationship between air transportation and tourism, in-depth coverage of sustainability, and the impact of COVID-19 on transportation 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 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. Airport. 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.