AC 2.1 Flashcards
Air transport
Many of the world’s major airports are being refurbished and/or expanded to cater to more passengers and their changing needs and expectations. Examples include Dubai’s Al Maktoum (‘World City’) International Airport, Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, Mexico City International Airport, and Manchester Airport’s £1 billion expansion.
Road Transport
New road projects continue throughout the world as road travel is such a popular choice for many tourists, and many destinations can only be accessed by road. In the UK the M8, M73, and M74 improvements in Scotland are the largest UK road construction project in recent years. India is improving its road networks throughout the country, and the Interoceanic Highway between Peru and Brazil has provided tourists with an alternative way of traveling through this area of South America.
Bridges – the Oresund Bridge, which is a combined railway and motorway bridge across the Oresund strait between Sweden and Denmark, has made it easier for people to travel between the two countries.
Rail Transport
Rail projects throughout the world are providing alternative routes for the ever-increasing number of tourists. Some tourism destinations see rail, metro and tram as possible solutions to congested roads and high CO2 pollution levels.
Example developments include: Melbourne Metro Tunnel, Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway, Eurostar, the Channel Tunnel, Berlin’s U-Bahn, China’s CRH and Switzerland’s Gotthard Base Tunnel which is 35 miles long and is the longest and deepest train tunnel in the world will offer quick and easy access through the Alps. HS2 and HS3 - proposed high speed rail links in the UK. Crossrail
Water Transport
The increasingly popularity of cruise holidays has led to cruise ships getting bigger and bigger. Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas cruise ship (2020) can accommodate over 6,900 passengers along with 2,300 crew members!
Modern cruise ships provide a wide range of facilities for their passengers. Facilities can include libraries, water slides, mini golf, gaming arcades, cinemas, fitness suites, bars, and restaurants.
Cities such as Miami are building larger cruise ports and construction projects such as the modernisation of the Panama Canal will allow some cruise ships to pass through the wider locks. River cruises within Europe have also increased in popularity.
