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Transportation - The way stops being
the goal
Tourism is always connected to
transportation - without change of place no travelling.
Until recently the way itself was an
important part of the travelling experience, because it was, among
others,
 expensive
long
uncomfortable
unreliable
dangerous
"Auf Reisen geh'n" "Fremdenverkehr"
"Touring"
Today for most tourists the
transportation to and from the destination is only a nuisance.
Exceptions: Cruises, Nostalgic trains
Authenticity and transportation
Tourists are used to travel long distances by
car or airplane to other regions or countries searching for authentic
experiences.
Yet, after the introduction of railways, many
critics argued that the fast and detached mode of transportation makes you
unaware of the real distance travelled, thereby already making any "authentic"
experience impossible.
Today, many travellers still look down on "mass tourists"
who travel to a church or monestary on top of a mountain by bus or cable-car
instead of getting the "authentic" experience of walking or climbing
up.
Development of transportation
Fixed, variable, social, environmental
Costs
The availability of travel is not only
depending on the technological development but at the same time and connected to
it with the costs involved
- for the individual traveller
- for the provider of transportation
- for the society
- for the environment.
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What are these costs?
Use
the example of "Low-cost" carriers.
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Characteristics of transport modes
Tourism companies
connected to different forms of transport:
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Directly
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Indirectly
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Impact
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Road
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Car Rental - International
Coach Operator - National
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Automobile industry,
service
(petrol, washing, repairing etc.)
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Major change of landscape
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Rail
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National Rail
Co. - Partly government owned
Private Rail Co. -
International
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Locomotive / Rolling
stock production, service
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Definition of regional
and local centers
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Air
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Airlines - From government
owned to private
From indipendent to associations
(Oneworld, Skyteam, Star Alliance)
Hub and spoke
vs. Point-to-point
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Duopoly aircraft industry,
Airports, service
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Development from air-station
to mall
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Sea
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Ferry Co., Cruise Ship
Co.
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Shipbuilding Industry,
Harbours,
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Important only for coastal
areas/islands
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Space
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Transportation,
travel experience and distance
 
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How
do "Low-cost" carriers communicate the diminishing
importance of the distance and the transportation experience?
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