Tourist Transport Management

Paper Code: 
MTM 227
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course

Course outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

MTM 227

 

Tourist Transport Management

CO 90 Identify different modes of Transport and learn their stages of development

CO 91Visualize the extent of infrastructure  and capital required for tourist transport business

CO 92Understand the concepts and components of costing in Tourist transportations

CO 93To understand transport operations, customer care and complaint handling

CO 94 Analyze the various Tourism transportation system and their operation.

CO 95 Examine the various new tourist transportation systems.

Approach in teaching:

Discussion, Demonstration, Action Research, Project, Field Trip

 

Learning activities for the students:

Field activities, Simulation, Presentation, Giving tasks Field practical

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects
 

 

12.00
Unit I: 
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Evolution of tourist transport system – importance of transport in tourism. Making of passenger transportation: Patterns of demand for tourist transportation, characteristics of supply and marketing strategies. Transport mode selection methods.

12.00
Unit II: 
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International air transport regulations including freedoms of air, Functions ICAO, IATA, DGCA, AAI and Open Sky Policy in India. Indian aviation – case studies of Air India, Jet Airlines, Sahara airlines and Air Deccan. Legal environment for air taxi operations, air charters in India. Forces likely to affect the future of air transport industry.

12.00
Unit III: 
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Surface Transport System: Approved tourist transport operators, car hire companies including Rent-a-car and tour coach companies, Regional Transport Authority. Road transport documentation and insurance. Contract carriage, state carriage, all India permit, maxi cab, motor car etc.

12.00
Unit IV: 
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Rail transport system: Major Railway System of World (British Rail, Euro Rail, Japanese Rail and Amtrak Orient Express) and tourism, Tibetan Rail. Introduction to Indian Railways: Past, present, future. Types of rail tours available in India, Indrail pass, special schemes and packages available, major tourist trains (Palace on Wheels, Royal Orient, Fairy Queen, Deccan Odyssey and toy trains). GSA‟s abroad, facilities offered like rail Yatri nivas, tourist police and railway tourist guides (Kiosks and ORIS), IRCTC.

12.00
Unit V: 
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Water Transport System – An overview. Cruise ships, ferries, hovercraft and boats. Terms used in water transport, operational and marketing strategies of Star Cruise, Ocean Odyssey, Queens Mary – 2. Major water based leisure practices and their future in India.

Essential Readings: 

1. Travel Industry : Chunk Y. Gee
2. Transport for Tourism : Stephen Page
3. Tourism System : Mill, R.C. and Morrison
4. Successful Tourism Management : P.N. Seth
5. Ministry of Tourist/Railways/Civil Aviation : Annual Report
6. Motor Vehicle Act

Academic Year: 
2021-2022
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