ABSTRACT

Air Transport and Tourism: Interrelationship, Operations and Strategies is a comprehensive textbook covering all major aspects of air transport from operational and managerial perspectives, as well as exploring the intricate relationship that exists between the air transport and tourism industries.

The book introduces and provides in-depth coverage of the complexities of the airline industry and the tourism industry and the ways in which they are connected and impact on each other, for example, the destination–airport–airline nexus, and the roles of air transport and airlines in tourism and vice versa. Emphasis is placed on current and future trends, the impact of COVID-19, sustainability and environmental challenges throughout. Comprehensive coverage of airline operations, strategic management and planning, airport operations and air transport information technology is also provided, offering a practical viewpoint on these vital aspects of the subject.

This will be the ideal introductory textbook for students of tourism and hospitality studying courses in aviation and air travel.

chapter Chapter 1|18 pages

Air transport and tourism: an introduction

chapter Chapter 2|19 pages

Air transport

chapter Chapter 3|17 pages

Tourism: an introduction

chapter Chapter 4|25 pages

Trends in air transport and the influence on tourism

chapter Chapter 5|20 pages

COVID-19: impacts on tourism and air transport

chapter Chapter 6|22 pages

Role of air transport in tourism

chapter Chapter 7|23 pages

Air transport regulations and tourism

chapter Chapter 8|24 pages

Airlines: a key service provider in tourism

chapter Chapter 9|25 pages

Airport

chapter Chapter 10|19 pages

Destination, airport and airline nexus

chapter Chapter 11|32 pages

Aircraft, spacecraft and tourism

chapter Chapter 12|20 pages

Role of tourism in air transport

chapter Chapter 13|33 pages

Airline planning

chapter Chapter 14|35 pages

Airline operations and management

chapter Chapter 16|31 pages

Airport operations

chapter Chapter 17|28 pages

Air transport information technology