Transportation
This sector covers land, water, air, cruise, rail, taxi, bus, aeroplane, and space travel. Efficient transportation is essential to any country’s tourism industry. It is part of the infrastructure since it needs to cater to the needs of tourists. As more visitors travel to another destination, improvements to the railways, roads, and ships will become necessary in order to reduce travel time. The following are the different modes of transport used in the travel industry.
Air transportation can be domestic and international flights. Domestic flights depart from one point to another in the same country, whereas international flights depart to a different country. Travellers may travel through private or public airlines.
Cars are popular means of transportation. The rise in private car ownership has meant that more tourists are choosing to drive their own cars to the country they are visiting. But very often, car hire companies offer rental cars at the airports in collaboration with airlines so renting a car becomes more convenient and affordable.
There are many kinds of water transportation for passengers, including ocean liners, ferries and hovercrafts. Although cruising has gone through a slow decline in the past few years, ferries are still the necessary means of transport for cars and passengers to pass from one part of the country to another.
Coaches are an important part of the tourism sector as they make long-distance travel convenient and affordable. Tourists can take day trips to local attractions on the bus or catch the coach from airport to the city centre.
Rail travel is now easily available throughout all the countries in the world. It is one of the most popular means of transport and generally speaking, there are two ticket types offered by trains; first and second class. The long-distance trains normally have sleeping cabins and catering services.
Space travel is a new element that will become popular in the coming years. A spacecraft will carry travellers into space within a matter of hours. Virgin Galactic has already sent a spacecraft into outer space and is planning to offer tourists commercial flights in the future. Other parties who are operating in the space tourism industry are SpaceX, Blue Origin, Orion Span (Space hotel) and Boeing.
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