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General information

Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Judith Turrión Prats

Trimester: Second term

Credits: 6

Teaching staff: 

Rosana Salama Benazar

Academic year: 2025

Teaching course: 3

Languages ​​of instruction

  • Spanish

Classes are in Spanish and the class material varies between English and Spanish or Catalan

Competencies / Learning Outcomes

Basic skills

  • CB1. That students have demonstrated knowledge and understanding in a field of study that is based on general secondary education, and is usually found at a level that, while supported by advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects. involving knowledge from the forefront of their field of study.

  • CB2. That students know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and possess the skills that are usually demonstrated through the development and defense of arguments and problem solving within their area of study.

Specific skills

  • CE19. Detect the needs for the technical planning of tourist infrastructures and facilities.

General competencies

  • CG2. Be able to generate ideas and solve problems, both individually and collectively.

  • CG3. Be able to innovate by developing an open attitude to change and be willing to reevaluate old mental models that limit thinking.

Transversal competences

  • CT1. Communicate properly orally and in writing in the two official languages ​​of Catalonia.

  • CT2. Show willingness to learn about new cultures, experiment with new methodologies and encourage international exchange.

  • CT3. Formulate critical and well-argued reasoning, using precise terminology, specialized resources and documentation to support these arguments.

  • CT4. Demonstrate entrepreneurial leadership and leadership skills that build personal confidence and reduce risk aversion.

  • CT5. Master the main applications of computer tools and new technologies for ordinary academic activity.

  • CT6. Carry out tasks autonomously with the correct organization and timing of academic work.

  • CT7. Develop the ability to assess inequalities due to sex and gender to design solutions.

Presentation of the subject

The subject consists of:

  • General and theoretical study of the interrelationship that exists between transport and tourism: the evolution of the different types of transport and the transport policies themselves in the EU and the rest of the world.
  •  Analysis of the incidence of transport policies versus tourist destinations.
  • Likewise, some disruptions to transport and tourism, affecting the economies of countries, are studied

The classroom (physical or virtual) is a safe space, free of sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic and discriminatory attitudes, either towards students or towards teachers. We trust that together we can create a safe space where we can make mistakes and learn without having to suffer prejudice from otherseg.

Contents

Topic 1: Historical evolution of transport

Topic 2. Globalization and Factors Affecting Transport and Tourism

Topic 3: Factors for choosing a means of transport:  Real travel time, price, comfort, autonomy, security (of the companies themselves in the face of terrorist attacks, among others), geographical limits, environmental impact. Analysis of the weaknesses and strengths of the different means of transport.

Topic 4. Travel and Tourism. Types of Tourism:  The relationship between different types of tourism and transport is analyzed

Topic 5. Destination Development and Mass Tourism: Study the limitations of heavily visited sites for tourism development and transportation constraints to reduce damage to sites from this type of tourism.

Topic 6. Road transport: Analysis of the coach and automobile sector. Technological innovations (safety of vehicles and tunnels, buses, autonomous vehicles). Sustainable mobility (alternative fuels)

Topic 7. Traffic Congestion: social and economic effects

Topic 8. The Railway:  Analysis of the problems of the infrastructures and the road network. Technological innovations (high speed and levitating magnetic trains). Liberalization process and free competition. Competition with air transport. Tourist trains

Topic 9. Water Transport 1. Motorways of the sea Infrastructure analysis. Technological innovations. Skills with other means of transport. Cruises (Barcelona as base port)

Topic 10. Water Transport 2: Some concepts, Cruise Regulations, Personnel on a cruise (crew) and some consumption figures on board.

 Topic 11: The Cruise Industry in Panama: Base ports and ports of call. Tourism revenues from the Panama Canal and Tourism

 Topic 12. Commercial aviation 1:  International organizations (IATA, ICAO) and their agreements or conventions (Warsaw, Chicago, Montreal, freedoms of the air). Airplanes (Subsonic and supersonic). Alternative fuels. Processes of liberalization and business concentration (the case of Iberia). The phenomenon of Low Cost

Topic 13..Commercial aviation 2:  Air infrastructures. Characteristics of airports. Main Spanish airports under public management (AENA). Collapse of airports. Analysis of world airports and tourist traffic. The main bodies that regulate the Air Transport of passengers and their functions.

Topic 14.- Externalities of tourist transport. Environmental effects. The contribution of tourist transport to climate change and emission mitigation policies

Activities and evaluation system

                         CONTINUOUS EVALUATION

  • 30%. Exercises, practices and assignments. Not recoverable.
  • 30%.  Partial evaluation (Exam). Not recoverable.

                           FINAL EXAMINATION

  • 40%.  Final exam.

                           REGULATION 

  • To pass the subject it is necessary to obtain at least a 5 in the final test.
  • A minimum of 5/10 or 10/20 on the Final Exam must be obtained to average the Final Exam grade with Continuous Assessment
  • Recovery: If the subject is suspended, only the final test can be recovered.
  • To access the recovery, the student must have taken the final test. If you go to make up and pass, the grade will be 50% for the make-up exam and 50% for the continuous assessment.

 

Any form of academic fraud will be sanctioned in accordance with the center's assessment regulations. If signs of fraud are detected, including the improper use of generative artificial intelligence tools, the subject's teaching staff may call the student for an individual interview with the aim of verifying their authorship.

 

Bibliography

Basic

BLASCO, Albert (2014). Tourist transport, infrastructure management and innovations. Ed Synthesis. Madrid

Dileep, MR; Pagliara, Francesca. 2023. Transportation System for Tourism. ISSN 2197-9375 (electronic).

García Muñoz, Emilia. 2024. Organization of Passenger Transport. ISBN-9788413664798

Martínez Marín, Jesus. (2021) Fundamentals of Logistics and Port Operations. JMM editions. ISBN13-978-8409278633 (Available via https://n9.cl/xnvdo )

Martínez, Montori, Badell (2021) Maritime Transport of Dangerous Goods. Publishers JMM ISBN13979-8749391299. Available via: https:// n9.cl/42dew

Complementary

Garcia, Isabel 2013. Management of tourist transport companies. ISBN: 9788499589961, 308 Pages, EDITORIAL SÍNTESIS, SA Madrid.

MONTORI, ESCRIBANO, MARTINEZ (2015, 1st edition). “Manual del Transporte Marítimo”, Editorial Marge Books, Barcelona. 

Maritime Transport Manual. (Montori, Martínez, Escribano), Editorial Marge Books https://www.amazon.es/dp/8415340311

PAGE, Stephen (2009). Transport and Tourism: Global Perspective. Pearson, Prentice Hall. 3rd ED. United Kingdom. 

Strategies for Tourism Industry - Micro and Macro Perspectives (2012) Ed. Intech, Croatia. ISBN 978-953-51-0566-4

TOVAR DE LA FE, B and RENDERIO MARTÍN-cejars. Tourism and transport. Ed University Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Visions for Global Tourism Industry - Creating and Sustaining Competitive Strategies (2012). Ed. Intech, Croatia. ISBN 978-953-51-0520-6