This paper presents a detailed review of the European bus and coach travel sector, emphasizing the trends during the period 1970-2000, the EU policy framework for road-based passenger transport, and its effect on the sector. A series of country case studies (UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Denmark,...

This paper reviews the literature on road traffic accidents and their role in the mobility of tourists within discernible regions of activity. The paper builds upon knowledge developed in the tourism, transportation and safety science areas of research to illustrate the significance of these issues ...

Two major passenger transport executives and the Countryside Agency launched the Wayfarer project in the UK in 1980. The principal aim was to investigate ways of encouraging visitor access to the countryside by public transport. One initiative stemming from the project was the introduction of a...

This chapter first presents a brief background that highlights the links between tourism economics and the economics of aviation. The underlying policy conflicts between the tourism and aviation industries are then outlined. What is positive for the aviation sector is often negative for tourism....

One of the principal causes of tourist deaths worldwide appears to be road accidents. However, the literature rarely addresses tourist road safety by exploring spatial variations. This paper covers the gap that exists as to how tourism can influence road safety (as a negative externality) and...