TPC 6 Reviewer - Suliguin PDF

TCP 6 – TRANSPORTATION 5. Management Staff – with these MANAGEMENT various modes of transportation, a number of staff are required for Lecture 1 – Transportation and...

TCP 6 – TRANSPORTATION 5. Management Staff – with these MANAGEMENT various modes of transportation, a number of staff are required for Lecture 1 – Transportation and effective management. Tourism (Week 2) Lecture 2 – Tourism Transportation TRANSPORTATION – generally pertains (Week 3) to the activity of transferring goods or people from one point to another. FACTORS THAT SET TOURIST TRANSPORT APART FROM MODES OF TRANSPORTATION OTHER TRANSPORT SECTORS Land Transportation 1. Seasonality – the demand for Water Transportation tourist transport is highly Air Transportation dependent on the seasons. IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPORTATION 2. Price Elasticity – an increase in transportation costs could lead to 1. Tourism implies Movement – a decrease in demand. transportation provides tourists 3. Highly Capital – Intensive – a the fastest way to arrive at their great amount of investment is preferred destination. needed to purchase and maintain 2. Transport is a Product of the tourist transport. Travel Industry – air and rail CATEGORIES OF TOURISM tickets, car rental, motor coaches, TRANSPORT and ferry services are among the 1. Independent Means of Travel – principal products of the travel refers to tourists who individually industry. book their trips. 3. The Quality of Transport is 2. Mass Travel – organized group Important in Travel & Business tour, this particular category uses – transportation service quality is chartered coaches and flights for a significant factor in the tourist a specific purpose. experience. TYPES OF TOURISM TRANSPORT COMPONENTS OF TRANSPORTATION 1. General Passenger Transport – mainly for the general traveler. 1. Surface – include land and water 2. Dedicated Tourist Transport – transportation frequently included in a tour 2. Air – contributed to the growth of package. domestic and international 3. Experiental Tourist Transport – tourism. creates an extraordinary tourist ELEMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION experience. SYSTEM 4. Luxury Tourist Transport – offers high-quality service and a 1. The Way – it can be artificial or comfortable travel experience. natural media. Roads and 5. Recreational Transport – railways are examples of artificial generally used for tourism, such media, while airways and sea as hop-on and hop-off buses. routes are natural media. 6. Multipurpose Tourist Transport 2. The Vehicles – serve as a media – includes motorhomes, RV or units that carry people to their trailers, campervans, and “rotels”. destination. 3. Terminal – built structure that FACTORS INFLUENCING TOURISM provides passengers with smooth TRANSPORT SELECTION transfers from and to major modes 1. Distance – the location of the of transportation. destination influences the tourist 4. Control and Communication choice in selecting a transport Systems – ways to ensure the service. safety of the passengers. 2. Schedule – it is practical for tourists to choose a transport  service with a schedule that best 3. Military Aviation – involves using fits their itinerary. military aircraft and other flying 3. Frequency – tourists often look machines. for transportation with higher CLASSIFICATIONS OF AIRCRAFT frequency because this gives them the convenience of not 1. Lighter-Than-Air Aircraft – or waiting too long. aerostat, derives its lift from 4. Availability – tourist transport buoyancy. Ex: Balloons & Airships availability provides travelers an 2. Heavier-Than-Air Aircraft – or opportunity to choose. aerodyne, derives its lift from 5. Speed – with a tourist’s limited motion. Ex: Airplanes & vacation time, speed becomes Helicopters one of the most essential considerations. CATEGORIES OF AIRCARFT 6. Safety and Security – a safer and 1. Acrobatic Aircraft – performs more secure mode of transport is acrobatic or special stunts in air often the priority for tourists in shows. visiting their desired destinations. 2. Commuter Aircraft – used for 7. Convenience – a hassle-free short-distance travel to and from vacation is the most sought-after small airports. experience for a tourist. 3. Experimental Aircraft – may not 8. Unique Experience – tourists are have been fully proven in flight. enticed to choose transport 4. Light Sports Aircraft – this small services that create an and lightweight aircraft makes exceptional travel opportunity. recreational flight easier. 9. Route – some tourists find it 5. Limited Aircraft – modified favorable if they have a longer military aircraft which is used for stopover that allows them to have civilian purposes. a short tour in the city. 6. Normal Aircraft – has the same 10. Cost – the fare or cost of transport size as acrobatic aircrafts but is services generally affects the not for acrobatic flights. decision of the tourist in choosing 7. Primary Aircarft – has 3 or fewer which service to avail of. seats and is typically 11. Status and Prestige – transport unpressurized. services are sometimes influential 8. Restricted Aircraft – used for in deciding which service to agriculture, surveying, weather choose from. control, etc. Lecture 3 – Air Transportation (Week 9. Transport Aircraft - weighs more 4) than 12,500 lb and has more than 10 passenger seats. Aviation – design, development, 10. Utility Aircraft – has a maximum production, operation, and use of aircraft, of 9 passengers plus pilot seats. especially heavier-than-air aircraft. TYPES OF AIRCARFT The word aviation is a general term that originated from the French word “avi” 1. Jet – powered by 1 or more jet meaning bird. engines. 2. Propjet – powered by turboprop TYPES OF AVIATION 3. Propeller – uses 1 or more propellers to fly. 1. General Aviation – refers to all 4. Helicopter – uses horizontally civil aviation operations other than spinning rotors to fly. scheduled air services and non- 5. Amphibian/Seaplane – capable scheduled air transport operations of taking off and landing on water. for remuneration or hire. 2. Commercial Aviation – refers to the activities that involve flying for business, remuneration, or hire.  HISTORY OF LIGHTER-THAN-AIR Lawrence Hargrave created the AIRCRAFTS compressed air engine using 3 rotating cylinders. 1783 – Montgolfier Balloon 1896 – Langley Aerodrome The 1st successful hot air balloon was created by the French Samuel Langley designed and brothers. created pilotless heavier-than-air aircrafts. 1852 – Giffard Airship 1903 – Wright Flyer Henri Giffard built the 1st successful airship. Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the 1st successful 1900 – Zeppelin Airship manned flight in history. The more popular airship was Present – Commercial Flights designed by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin. Now, aircrafts are used for commercial purposes, such as 1909 – First Air Travel in the carrying cargo and passengers. Philippines SIGNIFICANCE OF AIR In Philippine airspace, the 1st TRANSPORTATION flight was on a hot air balloon flown by acrobat C.F. Marquez who performed during a carnival 1. Air transportation sector makes a exhibition. major contribution to our 1937 – Hindenburg Disaster economy. 2. Air transportation facilities flow The Hindenburg was tragically of goods, investment and destroyed by fire which ended people. airship travel. 3. Air transportation connects our Present – Hot Air Balloon Rides country to the rest of the world. Today, hot air balloons are used for sightseeing tours in places like Cappadocia Turkey. HISTORY OF HEAVIER-THAN-AIR AIRCRAFTS 1853 – First Human Glider The gliders were developed and considered the first successful heavier-than-air aircraft. Sir George Cayley – the 1st successful airman and sometimes called the “Father of Aviation”. Otto Lilienthal – studied the ideas of Sir Cayley and is often called the “Father of Flight”. 1842 – Aerial Steam Carriage John Stringfellow and William Henson designed the Aerial Steam Carriage. 1889 – Compressed Air Engine