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7th Silk Road International Conference “Challenges and Opportunities of Sustainable Economic Development in Eurasian Countries”
The Importance of Transportation in Tourism Sector
Rufat MAMMADOV
PhD Candidate, Business Administration Department, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences,
Qafqaz University, AZERBAIJAN
Abstract
Tourism sector is one of the main important sectors of the economy. Many countries take advantage of covering the budget deicit with the help of proits coming from tourism. That is why tourism sometimes is called a factory without chimney. But tourism has its own unique features that differentiate this sector from the others. Like in the other service industries, in tourism the customers, that is, the tourists come to the destination where the tourism services are provided.
As the matter of fact it is dificult to think of tourism sector without transportation. Transportation is the main mean to carry passengers, that is, the tourists to the actual site where tourism services are performed.
In this article, the actual transportation situation of Azerbaijan and other countries in tourism sector have been analyzed, statistical data of Azerbaijan and other countries have been used, the importance of tourism sector has been stated.
Keywords: Tourism sector, transportation, service industry, Azerbaijan, destination
JEL Classiication: L83
Introduction
The people have been using transportation in order to travel from one place to another since ancient times. At that time simple transportation forms existed. But in the 19th century the steam power engines, and lately diesel powered engines were invented, as the matter of fact the inventions changed the transportation notion. The speed became one of the most important factors in transportation. In 1841 Thomas Cook realized the irst organized travel using train with steam power engine. From that time transportation became inseparable part of tourism.
Transportation in
The Importance of Transportation in Tourism Sector
Rufat MAMMADOV
PhD Candidate, Business Administration Department, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences,
Qafqaz University, AZERBAIJAN
Abstract
Tourism sector is one of the main important sectors of the economy. Many countries take advantage of covering the budget deicit with the help of proits coming from tourism. That is why tourism sometimes is called a factory without chimney. But tourism has its own unique features that differentiate this sector from the others. Like in the other service industries, in tourism the customers, that is, the tourists come to the destination where the tourism services are provided.
As the matter of fact it is dificult to think of tourism sector without transportation. Transportation is the main mean to carry passengers, that is, the tourists to the actual site where tourism services are performed.
In this article, the actual transportation situation of Azerbaijan and other countries in tourism sector have been analyzed, statistical data of Azerbaijan and other countries have been used, the importance of tourism sector has been stated.
Keywords: Tourism sector, transportation, service industry, Azerbaijan, destination
JEL Classiication: L83
Introduction
The people have been using transportation in order to travel from one place to another since ancient times. At that time simple transportation forms existed. But in the 19th century the steam power engines, and lately diesel powered engines were invented, as the matter of fact the inventions changed the transportation notion. The speed became one of the most important factors in transportation. In 1841 Thomas Cook realized the irst organized travel using train with steam power engine. From that time transportation became inseparable part of tourism.
Transportation in
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