1. Introduction (Anne Graham, Frédéric Dobruszkes) PART A. THE RATIONALE FOR FLYING 2. The contemporary tourist (Claire Humphreys) 3. Reasons for flying (Frédéric Dobruszkes, David Ramos-Pérez, Jean-Michel Decroly) 4. Limits to growth (Anne Graham) PART B. BEFORE TRAVELLING: CHOOSING TRANSPORT MODES, AIRLINES AND AIRPORTS 5. The impact of government policy and regulation (David Timothy Duval) 6.

Intermodal competition and tourism (Daniel Albalate Del Sol, Xavier Fageda Sanjuan) 7. Airport choice (Tim Ryley) 8. The option of self-connection (Augusto Voltes-Dorta , Juan Carlos Martín) 9. Distribution trends (Michael Hanke) 10. The role of the different airline business models (Frankie O'Connell) 11. The end of european charter airlines: Myths and realities (David Ramos-Pérez, Frédéric Dobruszkes) PART C. ON THE GO: ACCESSING AIRPORTS AND THE AIRLINE AND AIRPORT EXPERIENCE 12. The role of airport surface access in the passenger journey (Tom Budd) 13.

The airport experience (Walanchalee Wattanacharoensil) 14. The airline - airport relationship: Allocating risks and opportunities in a vertical partnership (Frank Fichert) PART D. REACHING THE DESTINATION AND ATTRACTIONS 15. Partnerships between tourism destination stakeholders and the air transport sector (Nigel Halpern) 16. The airport as an attraction: The airport city and aerotropolis concept (Andy Goetz) 17. The role of niche aviation operations as tourist attractions (Isaac Levi Henderson, Wai Hong Kan Tsui) 18. Conclusion (Frédéric Dobruszkes, Anne Graham).