STOPOVER TOURISM - CONNECTING AIRLINES, AIRPORTS AND TOURISM ORGANIZATIONS

Air transportation has always been closely connected with tourism, being an important factor in its development and at the same time being influenced by its evolution. One of the important consequences of the liberalization of air transport was the development of the "hub-and-spoke" system...

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Published inKnowledge horizons : economics Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 54 - 58
Main Authors Ţigu, Gabriela, Stoenescu, Cristina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bucharest Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University 01.04.2017
Subjects
Aeronautics
Air transportation industry
Air travel
Airlines
Airports
Alliances
Aviation
Costs
Liberalization
Marketing
Passengers
Privatization
Quality of service
Tourism
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Summary:Air transportation has always been closely connected with tourism, being an important factor in its development and at the same time being influenced by its evolution. One of the important consequences of the liberalization of air transport was the development of the "hub-and-spoke" system, adopted by traditional airlines. From this angle, the number of transit passengers worldwide has increased and tourism destinations became interested in finding ways to attract them as tourists. Moreover, the liberalization of airports, followed by the new trend of undergoing commercialization and privatization processes, determined airports to concentrate on increasing their revenue from commercial activities. In order to achieve that, the satisfaction of transit passengers became an important aspect of their development strategies, focusing on improving the services offered, diversifying the activities within the airport and even creating their own tourist attractions. In this context, a new form of tourism appeared, "stopover tourism", based on the partnership between airlines, airports and tourism organizations. This paper analyses the context which determined the development of "stopover tourism" and describes a few cases of successful "stopover" programs worldwide.
ISSN:2069-0932
2066-1061