Air Transport – A Tourism Perspective

Anne Graham is Professor of Air Transport and Tourism Management at the University of Westminster, London. One of her key areas of expertise and knowledge is air transport demand analysis and interrelations with tourism, and she has over 30 years’ experience of lecturing, research and consultancy on these topics. She has published widely with recent books including The Routledge Companion to Air Transport Management, Airport Finance and Investment in the Global Economy, Aviation Economics, Managing Airports and Airport Marketing. Between 2013 and 2015 Anne was Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Air Transport Management. Frédéric Dobruszkes is a Researcher and Lecturer on transport geography and policy at the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium. Frédéric is the author of book chapters and journal articles on air transport geography, airline network dynamics, and the relationship between air transport and tourist mobility. He is an Editorial Board member of Elsevier’s Journal of Transport Geography.

1. Introduction

PART A. THE RATIONALE FOR FLYING 2. The contemporary tourist 3. Reasons for flying 4. Limits to growth

PART B. BEFORE TRAVELLING: CHOOSING TRANSPORT MODES, AIRLINES AND AIRPORTS 5. The impact of government policy and regulation 6. Intermodal competition and tourism 7. Airport choice 8. The option of self-connection 9. Distribution trends 10. The role of the different airline business models 11. The end of european charter airlines: Myths and realities

PART C. ON THE GO: ACCESSING AIRPORTS AND THE AIRLINE AND AIRPORT EXPERIENCE 12. The role of airport surface access in the passenger journey 13. The airport experience 14. The airline - airport relationship: Allocating risks and opportunities in a vertical partnership

PART D. REACHING THE DESTINATION AND ATTRACTIONS 15. Partnerships between tourism destination stakeholders and the air transport sector 16. The airport as an attraction: The airport city and aerotropolis concept 17. The role of niche aviation operations as tourist attractions 18. Conclusion: Factors, Beliefs, and Perspectives