Methods of Travel
Principles of Hospitality and Tourism
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Auto Travel
• Primary means of transportation used
by leisure visitors (76%) who traveled
for leisure purposes between August
2008 and July 2009.
• The percentage of leisure visitors
traveling by auto varies by income,
generation and other demographic
characteristics.
(Source: travelhorizonsTM, July 2009)
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Air Travel
• Air is the secondary means of
transportation used by leisure
visitors who traveled for leisure
purposes.
(Source: travelhorizonsTM, July 2009)
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Air Travel
• About 42 percent of U.S. adults
reported traveling by air for leisure
trips taken between August 2008 and
July 2009.
• The percentage of air travelers
increases to 48 percent among U.S.
adults who traveled for business
purposes in the past year.
(Source: travelhorizonsTM, July 2009)
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Air Travel Hassles
• A June 2008 study by the U.S. Travel Association
revealed a deep frustration among air travelers
that caused them to avoid an estimated 41
million trips over the past 12 months at a cost of
more than $26 billion to the U.S. economy.
• The effect of avoided trips cost airlines more than
$9 billion in revenue; hotels nearly $6 billion and
restaurants more than $3 billion. Federal, state
and local governments lost more than $4 billion
in tax revenue because of reduced spending by
travelers. (Source: Air Travel Survey, 2008)
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Airline Travel
• Currently a tax rate of 7.5%
(Federal Excise Tax) plus a per
passenger segment fee (currently
$3.60 per domestic segment) is
imposed on the amount paid for
transportation of persons .
• A segment is one takeoff and one
landing.
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Airline Travel
The domestic segment fee does not
apply to any domestic segment
beginning or ending at a rural
airport. A rural airport is an airport
which has fewer than 100,000
commercial passengers per year, is
not located within seventy‐five
miles of another airport which is
not a rural airport and is receiving
essential air service subsidies.
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Airline Travel
The international travel facilities tax
is imposed at a current rate of
$16.10 per passenger for any
amount paid for international
taxable transportation which begins
or ends in the United States.
No federal excise tax.
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Cruise Ships
Based on 2009 results and fourth quarter
estimates, forecasting a record 13,445, 000
passengers cruised in 2009.
• An increase of 440,000 guests over 2008
• 10.29 million originating in North America
• 3.4% annual passenger growth for 2009
• Demand continues to outstrip supply, even in
the harshest economic environments.
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Cruise Ships
In 2009, fourteen new ships debuted, from
AMA Waterways, Avalon Waterways, Carnival,
Celebrity, Costa, MSC Cruises, Royal
Caribbean International, Seabourn, Silversea
Cruises and Uniworld
Guest capacities ranging from 82 to 5,400
passengers, sailed the world’s waters for the
first time.
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Cruise Ships
Caribbean - The dominant cruise destination,
Accounting for 37.02% of all itineraries in
2009
Despite the decrease in capacity, passenger
numbers have continued to increase for the
Caribbean to record numbers.
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Cruise Ships
Today’s ships: onboard features and a world of innovation,
including:
surf pools
on-deck LED movie screens
water parks
self-leveling billiard tables
multi-room villas w/private pools
rock-climbing walls
planetariums
golf simulators
demonstration kitchens
in-suite Jacuzzis
ice-skating rinks
bungee trampolines
Today’s new ships also offer facilities to accommodate
family members of all generations traveling together.
More than 1.6 million children under the age of 18
sailed with their families in 2009.
The average length of cruises is nearly 7 days (7.2 days).
Cruise Ships
Fastest-growing category (industry) in
the leisure travel market.
The industry forecasts 14.3 million
passengers in 2010, a 6.3% increase
over 2009.
Since 1980, the industry has experienced
an average annual passenger growth rate
of approximately 7.4% per annum.
Cruise Ships
• 30+ North American embarkation ports
provide consumers:
convenience
cost savings
value
• Cruise ships are within driving distance of
75% of North American vacationers.
• Customers can avoid air travel, lowering
the cost of travel.
• The new home ports have introduced
leisure cruising to a wider customer base.
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Cruise Ships
• Cruiser target market is adults 25 years
or older with household earnings of
$40,000+.
• This segment represents 43% of the
total US population.
• Estimated that only 19.9% of the total
US population has cruised and 9.9%
have done so within the last three years.
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Cruise Ships
Cruisers spend
approximately $1,770
per person per week
for their cruise.
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Rail Travel
The majority of rail travel occurred in two
daily peaks.
36% of journeys started between 6:30 am
and 10:00 am.
36% started between 4 pm and 8 pm.
Rail Travel
Commuting to and from work or
education accounted for the biggest
share of all daily rail journeys (63%).
13% of travel was for business.
24% was for leisure.
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Rail Travel
National Train Day May 7th 2011
• 142 years of connecting
travelers coast to coast
• commemorates the day the
first trans-continental
railroad was created
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Rail Travel
• Amtrak is America’s Railroad, the nation’s
intercity passenger rail provider and highspeed rail operator.
• A record 28.7 million passengers traveled
on Amtrak in FY 2010.
• 300+ daily trains
• speeds up to 150 mph (241 kph)
• connects 46 states, District of Columbia
and three Canadian Provinces
• Amtrak operates trains in partnership with
15 states and four commuter rail agencies.
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Bus/Coach Travel
Intercity bus, like Greyhound, is
the safest mode of transportation
over cars, trucks, trains, planes
and other commercial vehicles,
according to the U.S. Department
of Transportation, Bureau of
Transportation Statistics.
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Bus/Coach Travel
The Greyhound fleet consists
of about 1,250 buses with an
average age of 7.2 years.
One Greyhound bus takes an
average of 34 cars off the road
and achieves 184 passenger
miles per gallon of fuel.
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Bus/Coach Travel
• Greyhound uses approximately 90
company-operated bus terminals
and 850 agency-operated terminals
or sales agencies.
• Including all stops, Greyhound
serves more than 1,700
destinations in the United States.
Bus/Coach Travel
Top 10
busiest
terminals
based on
passenger
volume in
2008
1. New York, New York
2. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3. Los Angeles, California
4. Atlantic City, New Jersey
5. Richmond, Virginia
6. Washington D.C.
7. Dallas, Texas
8. Atlanta, Georgia
9. Nashville, Tennessee
10.Chicago, Illinois
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