THE INFLUENCE OF LOW-COST FLIGHT ROUTES ON CHOICE OF TOURIST DESTINATION 1

Saladie et al discuss the low-cost carriers that have played an important role in the revitalization and modernization of some regional airports generating the development of new routes, raising the number of flights as well as passengers and enlarging their catchment area. Rey and Inglada (2006) ar...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Cuadernos de turismo 2014-07 (34), p.427
Main Authors: Saladié, Òscar, Clavé, Salvador Anton, Cortés-Jiménez, Isabel, Young, Anita Fernandez, Young, Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air travel
Airline industry
Airports
Tourism
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Saladie et al discuss the low-cost carriers that have played an important role in the revitalization and modernization of some regional airports generating the development of new routes, raising the number of flights as well as passengers and enlarging their catchment area. Rey and Inglada (2006) argue that low-cost carriers are the main reason for the rebirth of Spanish regional airports, so it is not surprising there are attempts to attract and retain low-cost carriers at those airports. The majority of low-cost airline demand is by leisure travellers, despite there being an evident increase of business travellers. Tourism is one of the economic activities to benefit from low-cost carrier development, opening new tourist markets and also explaining the increase in international tourism in several European Mediterranean regions, as noted by Martinez et al. (2005), Quintiliani (2009), Graham and Dennis (2010) and Donzelli (2010), among others.
ISSN:1139-7861
1989-4635