Week 4 and 5 Flashcards
does not simply move
products; it also carries individuals and
conveys them to them to their preferred
destination
Transportation
Is one factor that influences tourism transport in
relation to the variations of transport demand.
Seasonality
As price increase demand may decrease.
Price Elasticity
Cruise tourism operation is possible only when
the cruise ship is ready to undertake service.
Highly Capital Intensive
Refers to tourist who individually book their trips
usually by land transport through private car rentals
Independent travel
Is an organize group tour; they use chartered
coaches and flights for specific purpose.
Mass travel
The type of transport is mainly for the general travel and not just
specifically designed to meet the need of the tourist.
General Passenger Transport
Type of transport is frequently included in a tour package
Dedicated Tourist Transport
The transport service creates an extraordinary tourist experience
Experiential Tourist Transport
It is designed to offer high-quality service and a comfortable
travel experience.
LuxuryTourist Transport
It is generally used for tourism, such as hop-on and hop- off
buses , safari vehicles and bikes
Recreational Transport
It includes motorhomes, RV trailers, campervans and “rotels”
Multipurpose Tourist Transport
Factors influencing Tourism
Transport Selection
Distance
* Schedule
* Frequency
* Availability
* Speed
* Safety and Security
* Convenience
* Unique Experience
* Route
Air services offered to the public for hire is known as
Civil
Aviation,
refers to corporate jets, private planes, rescue
helicopters and crop dusters.
General Aviation
refers to: International Carriers, Regional Carriers,
and supplemental air carriers
Civil Aviation
they “feed” passengers from small cities into
big-city airports and help fill the large planes of the
major airlines.
feeder airlines or commuters
are planes hired to fly to a
particular place at a time specified by the customer.
Non- scheduled flights
The carriers that specialize in non- scheduled flights
are called
charter flight operators or
supplemental carriers.
are planes leased to one person,
company
Private charters
sell individual seats to the public and are
often used by tour wholesalers.
Public charters
gives a carrier control of an airport and is
fundamental to starting a hub.
Owning slots
Airlines are free to fly anywhere they want. TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
Routes were originally determined by?
government regulation.
a certificate of entry to provide air
transportation.
Entry and Exit
those airports in which airlines
have centralized their operations;
becomes a fortress when one airline
dominates the airport
Hubs
are the secondary routes flown by
commuter airlines that feed passengers
into the hubs
Spokes
An airline needs an average load factor (percentage of seats filled) on its planes of ?
60-65% TO MAKE MONEY
is a group of
interrelated individuals or organizations that directs
the flow of supplier’s product to consumers
channel of distribution
refers to any company that the
airline does not own that sells seat space on its
planes.
agency
In the supplier/agent/buyer classification, agents do not buy products but instead work from the suppliers’ inventory and are paid after the sale by
commission.
Dual Distribution
are used on the arrival/
departure boards, even passengers are expected to
know their?
Airline Codes
What is the airline code for Cebu Pacific Airlines?
5J
ALLOWS ONE CARRIER TO SELL SEATS ON ANOTHER
CARRIER’S FLIGHTS
CODE SHARING
A FLIGHT OPERATED BY
A CARRIER DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE WHOSE PRIMARY CODE IS LISTED
DUAL-DESIGNATED CARRIER
ASSIGNS AND
ADMINISTERS ALL THREE LETTER LOCATION IDENTIFIERS USED BY AIRLINES
WORLDWIDE
THE INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (IATA)
a flight from origin to destination with no intermediate stops
Nonstop
a flight from origin to destination with one or more intermediate
stops
Direct or Through
a flight from origin to destination with one or more intermediate
stops where the passenger must change planes
Connection
IT USUALLY FEATURES, AMONG
OTHER THINGS, WIDER SEATS,
GREATER PITCH, MORE RECLINE,
MORE ELABORATE MEALS,
COMPLIMENTARY ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES AND FREE MOVIES
FIRST CLASS
is the more standard level of
service. It features narrow seats,
less pitch and recline, simple
meals or snacks or even no food
service at all.
Coach class
IS IN THE COMPARTMENT AT THE
FRONT OF THE PLANE
FIRST CLASS
sometimes called economy class
Coach class
falls somewhere
between first and coach
class.
Business Class
is a wall that separates the coach
and first- class compartments.
Bulkhead
The row of coach seats
immediately behind this portion is
called the
bulkhead row.
The seats may even fully convert to
beds.
sleeper seat.
The pitch may be 35inches in the
business class compartment while in
first class is 50 percent. TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
the rows where the
emergency exits are located. They are assigned at airport check-in,
because they require able- bodied
passengers to help open the exterior door
in an emergency.
Exit rows
