Lesson 2 Flashcards
It was before the development of railways in the two
continents.
Travelers made their own arrangements with
several suppliers. It was the era of the stagecoach and the wayside inn
PRE-INDUSTRIAL TRAVEL SYSTEM ERA
This era was characterized by railways which expanded their operations by running hotels and providing other travel-related services.
MATURE-RAILWAY SYSTEM ERA
During this era, express service increased. Trains and other
forms of transportation did not stop at every station or terminal but only at the major ones. This increased the speed of travel and encouraged more travel than before
EXPRESS-TRAVEL SYSTEM ERA
Car ownership boomed in North America. Motorways, interstate highways, and other trunk highways
were developed in the latter half of this era which was from
1920 to 1974.
AUTOMOBILE-BASED TRAVEL SYSTEM ERA
Mass air travel
was another post-World War I occurrence. The introduction of wide-bodied jets in 1970 greatly increased air travel. The “mass tourism” philosophy and marketing approaches were prevalent
during the 1950s and 1960s.
MODERN TOURISM TRAVEL SYSTEM ERA
This era began in 1973 to 1974 as a result of the oil embargo
generated by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
(OPEC) and the resulting increase in fuel prices
POST-MOBILITY ADJUSTMENT ERA
It includes a variety of businesses known as airlines that provide air transportation
services to paying customers or business partners
AIRLINE INDUSTRY
TYPES OF AIRLINE SERVICES
LOW COST CARRIER
CARGO AIRLINE
AIR CHARTER
REGIONAL AIRLINE
It is an airline that does not offer traditional services that are normally included as part of the fare,
thereby offering lower fares at the expense of fewer comforts
LOW-COST CARRIER
It means an airline
in the business of air
transportation of property, but not
passengers.
CARGO AIRLINE
It is the business
of renting an entire aircraft
(chartering) as opposed to
purchasing individual aircraft
seats (via a traditional
airline)
AIR CHARTER
Serve communities where there is insufficient demand for major airline service. It
typically fly shorter routes with smaller aircraft (50-80 seats) than major airlines, which typically fly aircraft with 100
seats or more. Also referred to as “commuter airlines” in the past.
REGIONAL AIRLINE
It encompasses organizations involved in the transportation of
passengers and freight via railroads
RAIL INDUSTRY
It is a very convenient railroad form of transportation that allows passengers to explore and discover more
than 20 European countries.
EURAIL
When a traveler wants to travel by train using only one pass to 23 different European countries, it is best that
he or she avails of the ______.
EURAIL GLOBAL PASS
