Is Transportation the Most Stable Sector within the Czech Tourism Industry?

Renata Stasiak-Betlejewska,Darina Jelínková,Zuzana Tučková,Zuzana Jurigová

doi:10.3311/pptr.9063

Abstract

The Czech Republic is a small landlocked country in the middle of Europe with a relatively high standard of living. The economy is characterized as being open with no large stocks of raw materials or natural resources and heavily dependent on foreign trade. Industrial output is therefore the dominating force in terms of generating gross domestic product. The transportation of raw materials, semi-finished products, and people therefore plays an important role within the economy. The steady increase in tourism has also seen an increasingly stronger relationship develop between the transport and tourism sectors. This article deals with the general standards of transport for tourism as a fundamental element of the tourism industry, which connects the market with destinations. An analysis is made of the transportation sector in the tourism industry and the importance thereof.

Highlights

Tourism is about being elsewhere (Cooper, 2012; Fletcher et al, 2014)
This article deals with the general standards of transport for tourism as a fundamental element of the tourism industry, which connects the market with destinations
The literature review shows that transportation and the development thereof throughout the years have resulted in a growth in tourism

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Introduction

Tourism is about being elsewhere (Cooper, 2012; Fletcher et al, 2014) To aid this process, relationships need to be developed between the tourism and transport sectors. Relationships need to be developed between the tourism and transport sectors These developments have often been viewed as a ‘chicken and egg’ situation (Cooper et al, 1998). The relationship between the transport and tourism sectors is more complex than just the simple link between the development of transport systems and the evolution of destinations (Candela and Figini, 2012). Prideaux (2004) claims, that the relationship is bilateral This implies that demand from tourists is essential for the long-term financial viability of transport operators, and that the appropriate transportation infrastructure is a crucial element in the development of tourist destinations in developing regions. This implies that demand from tourists is essential for the long-term financial viability of transport operators, and that the appropriate transportation infrastructure is a crucial element in the development of tourist destinations in developing regions. Maráková (2015) underlines this point by stressing that external and internal accessibility is a precondition for the further development of a tourist destination according to the Tourism Area Life Cycle model which was introduced by Butler in the 1980’s

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