Troubled passage to India

India represents an interesting case of a country which, despite its size and its immense potential as a tourist destination, has seen relatively low levels of international tourist arrivals and receipts. In fact, growth in international arrivals and receipts in the country during the past decade has not kept pace with the global rates of increase. Two sets of interrelated factors have been found to be largely responsible for this poor performance of India's tourism sector. The first factor is the low prioritization of tourism in the hierarchy of development directions identified by the Government. As a consequence, key areas such as tourism infrastructure development, marketing and promotion, and manpower development have lagged behind the industry's requirements. The second factor relates to India's aviation policy, which has led to the lack of adequate and high quality air transport services into India. The paper will show how these factors have retarded the growth of the tourism industry in India and will offer some insights on how these problems could be addressed by the Government.     

The impact of terrorism on European tourism

This paper estimates the influence of terrorist attacks on European tourism through the short-term post hoc response of the airline industry and passengers. We use a seasonally-adjusted ARMA-GARCH methodology on unique datasets that examine changes in tourism as measured by ASKs, seats filled and changes in both fares and revenues. Traffic flows are found to fall despite significant fare reductions; however, this response varies substantially based on the flight origin and ticket-type purchased. We found that business travel slows substantially due to duty of care legislation for corporate transport. While we found evidence indicating substantial airline fare reductions, in the majority of investigated cases this response was unable to mitigate substantial reductions in passenger demand and flows across varying ticket types.     

‘It Does Not Harm the Environment!’ An Analysis of Industry Discourses on Tourism,Air Travel and the Environment

While a substantial part of the population in Europe seems well informed about the phenomenon of climate change, uncertainty seems to prevail in terms of its seriousness, its consequences for society and action that needs to be taken in order to prevent ‘dangerous interference with the climate system’. Many people seem to believe that there is no scientific consensus about climate change and that individual behavioural change is irrelevant in the face of uncertainty. Such a ‘psychology of denial’ seems particularly strong in the context of air travel, the fastest growing transport sector. This paper seeks to understand this phenomenon by analysing the discourses surrounding air travel. Four major industry discourses are identified: air travel is energy efficient and accounts only for marginal emissions of CO₂; air travel is economically and socially too important to be restricted; fuel use is constantly minimized and new technology will solve the problem, and air travel is treated unfairly in comparison to other means of transport. The validity of these claims is evaluated based on data and material presented in the scientific literature. Results show that there are substantial gaps between the discourses and the reality of aviation's environmental performance, which might partially explain the controversial understanding of air travel and its environmental consequences among the public.     

Sustaining places and participatory sport tourism events

Participant-based sport events like ultramarathons are becoming increasingly popular but little is known about how they influence key stakeholders’ understandings of place and how these understandings fit into the tourism discourse on sustainability. The purpose of this study was, therefore, to gain insight into the sustainability of this type of active sport tourism event by examining the way that residents and visiting runners understand place (Grande Cache, Canada) in the context of the Canadian Death Race (CDR) ultramarathon. Interviews about place inclusive of a photo elicitation component were conducted with 15 residents and 20 visiting runners during the 2014 event. Thematic analysis resulted in the identification of four themes including: identity, dependence, physical setting, and social setting. Although they shared basic understandings of Grande Cache as a place of industry surrounded by nature, residents expressed stronger place identity than runners. Runners identified more with the activity of running but were connected to Grande Cache through place dependence and embodied experience. This discrepancy suggests that the sustainability of the CDR is at risk. Runners currently exhibit a high level of place dependence on Grande Cache, but a growing supply of race options poses a substitution threat.     

Exploring Fijian's sense of place after exposure to tourism development

Tourism, Fiji's largest foreign exchange earner, is growing rapidly. Remote and less developed villages in Fiji's Yasawa archipelago are experiencing some of the greatest tourism growth and impacts on residents' sense of place. This paper uses photo elicitation to address the meanings that residents attach to their “place” (i.e. villages). Photo elicitation provides residents with a “visual voice” and gives researchers insights into the social or cultural characteristics of the village believed to be integral to sustainability. The results indicated that residents value the Fijian village and way of life, the culture and history associated with traditions, and also new technology and its impact on daily life. They also spoke of the importance of protecting the physical environment as central to the continued maintenance of their traditions and lifestyle as well as tourism. These findings would not have been apparent had traditional methods been used to capture the meanings of sense of place. They lend support for the notion that sense of place is multidimensional, and make evident factors that must be considered by planners and marketers in the development of sustainable products and services.     

中印民航合作发展现状与途径探析

近年来,中印关系不断深入发展,为两国开展民航合作提供了前所未有的契机,同时,两国航空运输的发展也能推动两国政治、经济关系的快速发展。本文首先阐述两国民航在旅客运输方面的合作情况,然后分析民航合作的有利条件和现存问题。最后,提出相关的建议,以期能为两国民航运输合作提供一定的参考价值。     

航空服务专业职业形象设计课程教学思路探讨

本文针对现在各高校航空服务专业开设《职业形象设计》课程的现状,对教学内容、教学方法、教学手段提出了一些问题,并试图解决这些问题,从不同方面提出教学内容、方法及手段的创新与改革。     

民航企业价格行为历史演进的产业组织分析

中国民航业是寡头垄断市场结构 ,民航企业价格行为演进的过程 ,是一个在价格管制逐步放松后寡头市场中市场行为与市场结构相适应的过程 ,如果企业和政府不能及早认识并遵守这一市场结构下的企业行为规则 ,就会导致不良行为出现 ,给社会和产业发展带来损失 ,并推延这一适应过程。     

基于IOS平台的影楼移动互联应用设计

文章针对婚庆行业影楼传统营销方式和选片方式的弊端,借助IOS智能终端的卓越显示性能,提出了一种基于IOS平台的移动互联应用设计与实现方案,即影楼将自己的展示样册及客户片源上传至网站服务器,同时为影楼客户终端提供一个WEB API接口,通过该接口在IPAD或智能手机终端上可实现样片浏览和客户选片等功能。     

中国航空业应对欧盟“碳贸易壁垒”的对策建议

2011年3月8日,欧盟正式通过将航空产业纳入其碳排放交易体系的决议。从2012年1月1日开始,欧盟将实行超过排放限额的各国航空公司需要缴纳碳排放边境调节税的规定。由此,发达国家的碳贸易壁垒已经渗透到国际服务贸易领域。文章从欧盟对各国航空业征收碳费问题入手,研究边境碳税调节措施的运行机制和政策效果,分析了欧盟的碳交易体系与世界贸易组织相关规则的一致性,提出中国航空业应对欧盟碳贸易壁垒的对策建议。