Do buses help meet tourism objectives? The contribution and potential of scheduled buses in rural destination areas

A review of tourism policy documents reveals three key objectives: environmental, social and economic sustainability. This paper examines the role of scheduled buses in meeting these objectives, using data from a large survey of bus passengers in rural tourist destinations. It finds that buses achieve modest modal shift from cars, allow access to the countryside for people without cars and generate spending in local economies. It suggests how these functions could be improved by market-segmentation, better publicity and service delivery and questions why many such services struggle for funding each year.

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  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VGG-4NK472H-1/2/790be0d1d913c2bb698a6b2b18ea1b81
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/29485010
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier
• Authors:
  • Guiver, Jo
  • Lumsdon, Les
  • Weston, Richard
  • Ferguson, Maggie
• Publication Date: 2007-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 275-282
• Serial:
  • Transport Policy
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0967-070X
  • Serial URL: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/issn/096707X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Bus transportation; Bus travel; Economic impacts; Environmental impacts; Modal shift; Passengers; Rural areas; Social impacts; Surveys; Tourism; Tourists
• Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Motor Carriers; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01080677
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 15 2007 10:32AM