PROBLEMS THAT NEED URGENT ATTENTION

CONGESTION–affects most passenger transportation modes, there is danger of reaching gridlock, means delays that are serious of time and energy

SAFETY and SECURITY–basic requirement for tourism, true before 11SEP and is even more critical

ENVIRONMENT–increased in traffic, may be harmed if an area does not have the carrying capacity foradditional tourists

AIRLINE INDUSTRY•Airline industry grew from an infant to a giant

•The world’s airline industry now carries over1.6 billion passengers per year

•In 2003, the world airline industry survived SARS, the conflict in Iraq, terrorism, and a sluggish economy and also the price of oil denied profitability again

AIRLINE INDUSTRYINTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATIONORGANIZATION (ICAO)

–organization of governments joined to promote civil aviation on a worldwide scale-adopted a plan “ Guiding Civil Aviationsinto the 21stcentury”

- to deal more effectively with the constantly evolving challenges facing civil aviation, particularly in the area of flight safety

AIRLINE INDUSTRY AIR TRANSPORT WORLD (ATW) – publishes an annual World Airline Report that typically appears in their July issue-comprehensive report covers the world’s top 25 airlines, world financial statistics andworld’s airlines fleets.

International Air Transport Association (IATA)– global organization for virtually all the international air carriers- principal function is to safely facilitate the movement of persons and goods from any point of the world air network to any other by any combinations of routes

INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATIONORGANIZATION (ICAO)– organization of governments joined to promote civil aviation on a worldwide scale

-adopted a plan “ Guiding Civil Aviations into the 21st century”- to deal more effectively with the constantly evolving challenges facing civil aviation, particularly in the area of flight safety.

ALLIANCES– Joining or merger of airlines to form a group Example of alliances

•Star Alliance•Sky Team•One World

CRUISE LINES•Expanding their fleets and adding new amenities and new ports of call•May vary from mini-cruisers and ultra-yachts that carry fewer than 100 passengers to large ships capable of carrying 2,000 passengers

CRUISE– a vacation on a ship during which all major services such as meals, entertainment and accommodation are covered in a base price

CRUISE LINES•Best cruise ship have theaters, ballrooms, tennis courts, basketball courts, swimming pools, and fully appointed cabins

•Cruising is popular in Europe, the Carribean, North America, Japan and Australia

•For passengers, Cruise’ advantage includesone-time baggage check-in and check-out, opportunities to meet a lot of people and traveling in luxurious hotel.

AUTOMOBILE•A poor road system costs the individual driver, the bus operator, and other users additional funds in terms of increased fuel use and vehicle maintenance, and the knowledge that the highway is in poor condition may cause the traveler to select another destination to avoid the problem

•Key feature of the automobile is immediate accessibility and convenience

•Air is the primary competitor to the automobile when it comes to travel especially for long trip

Rental Cars– maybe hired for a specific period of time (for instance, minimum of 5 hours up to 24hours)- rates vary according to the car model, the length of the rental (hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly) and whether the passenger will drive the car or require a driver

Rental Cars - gas is usually not included in the rates- to rent a car, customer must present a validdriver’s license- customer must pay a penalty if she or he returns the car late

Taxicabs– relatively expensive form of ground transportation used primarily for intra-city travel and shuttling between transportation terminal and hotel- ideal way of going about towns for tourist who are not familiar with the destination