transportation plays a vital role in the tourism industry.

1. Tourism is the World Connector
Transportation

2. What is Transportation?
• Transport (BE) or Transportation (AE) is the movement of
people and goods from one place to another. The term is
derived from the Latin trans (“across”) and portare (“to
carry”).
• From the beginning of history, human sensitivity has revealed
an urge for mobility leading to a measure of Society’s
progress. The history of this mobility or transport is the history
of civilization.

3. Role of transportation
Transportation contributes to the prosperity of a
nation
Industrial
Development
Social And Cultural
Development
Economic
Development

4. Eras of Development of transport and Tourism
1st Era
• The pre-industrial travel system
2nd Era
• The early industrial era travel system
3rd Era
• The mature railways system
4th Era
• The express travel system
5th Era
• The automobile based travel system
6th Era
• The modern tourist system

6. Modes of Transportation
 Railways
 Roadways
 Airways
 Waterways
 Pipelines