THE ROLE OF DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORT TURISM IN ECONOMIC GROWTH

Authors

  • Flora Alasgarova Azerbaijan Tourism and Management University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26458/1737

Keywords:

Service, tourism, transport, industry, transport tourism, destination, economy, travel.

Abstract

Tourism is one of the necessary and very important sectors of country economy. Tourism has its appropriate inimitable characteristics that difference this sector from the other sectors. As to be in the other service industrial fields, in tourism sector the tourists come to the tourism destination place where the tourism services are supplied. To my observation and international experiences, it is hard to think of tourism industry without transportation. Transportation is  mean where to carry the tourists to the relevant place where tourism services are accomplished. The article contains detailed information about the introduction to the concepts of tourism, theoretical approach to the tourism as service industry, the role of transport in tourism development, international experiences in transport tourism, development of transport tourismin Azerbaijan economy. The article can be considered as a useful resource  for experts and researchers conducting research in this field.

Author Biography

Flora Alasgarova, Azerbaijan Tourism and Management University

Deputy Dean of Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality, Candidate of Economic sciences, Azerbaijan Tourism and Management University

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Published

2017-09-29

How to Cite

Alasgarova, F. (2017). THE ROLE OF DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORT TURISM IN ECONOMIC GROWTH. Annals of Spiru Haret University. Economic Series, 17(3), 85–92. https://doi.org/10.26458/1737

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