About Fundamtal of Transportation
A topic on the basics of transportation will help participants to gain an understanding of the role transport organizations play in the tourism sector and the evaluation and selection of various modes of carriers. Besides, the course covers introduction to transportation, historical overview of transportation in tourism, role of international organizations related with transportation; modes of transportation: geography of air transport, airports and their facilities and formalities, types of aircrafts, travel terminology and ticketing, land transportation: rail & road transportation, car rentals; water transport: cruise and steamship transportation; economics of passenger transportation, issues in transportation industry (past, present and future); some local modes of transportation will also be included.