Melinda Jászberényi (ed.)

Mobility and active lifestyle in tourism


Disruptive technologies on urban roads

The future of transport is uncertain. The industry faces several challenges that limit its progress (e.g., radical changes in consumer demand, ever-increasing urbanisation) (Miskolczi et al. 2021a). The demand for mobility services (including passenger and freight transport) is steadily increasing, leading to several transport problems in major cities (e.g., congestion, pollution). The main challenge for urban transport is to strike a balance between economic sustainability, environmental standards and consumer (traveller) satisfaction. Technological developments have led to several new phenomena in the urban passenger transport system. Shared mobility services are gaining ground, and automation is becoming more and more developed, with a significant increase in autonomous and shared vehicles in the near future. In light of these phenomena, this chapter aims to present the basic concepts of shared mobility and automation, and their expected impacts on the tourism sector.

Mobility and active lifestyle in tourism

Tartalomjegyzék


Kiadó: Akadémiai Kiadó

Online megjelenés éve: 2022

ISBN: 978 963 454 797 6

Passenger transport merging different sub-sectors such as urban and road transport (e.g., coaches, automobiles, public transport), rail transport (e.g., luxury tourist trains), water transport (e.g., maritime or river cruises), and aviation (e.g., airlines, special air transport options – such as ballooning or hang gliding) is the cornerstone of tourism. The strong relationship between the fields of tourism requires an understanding of the theoretical background of tourism. In the first part of the book, the essentials of tourism, transport, and their interactions are presented. The book also focuses on innovative transport solutions (e.g., automation, shared mobility) that could transform passenger transport and tourism in the near future. In the second part, the characteristics of active tourism, one of the most emerging areas of recreational tourism are presented in detail. Based on the current trends, the conceptual framework, the supply and demand side of recreation and sport tourism are described in detail. The main trends, drivers and achievements of sports tourism are illustrated by Hungarian and international examples.

Hivatkozás: https://mersz.hu/mobility-and-active-lifestyle//

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