Developments in Technology

Developments in Transport and Computer-related technology
Better and Affordable Transport
Ease of Access to Information
More Air Routes and Agreements
Led to Improvements in Safety, Shorter travelling and Lower travelling costs
Commercial Air Travel due to developments in jet aircraft
Introduction of Budget Airlines
Past: Fly shorter distances and many stop overs for re-fueling @ 810 km/h Eg. Trip from SG to London takes 2 to 4 days
Present: Fly longer distances non-stop @ 800-1000 km/h Eg. Flight from SG to London takes around 14 hours
Uses smaller and more fuel-efficient aircraft.
Cheaper, Travel shorter distances and Sell tickets online rather than through travel agencies
Benefits
Allow more people to travel internationally and more frequently
Travel farther away from home
Go to destinations not covered by commercial airlines Eg. Bhutan and Northern Thailand
Information and updated ones more readily available and accessible
Online Booking and Research
Surveillance, electronic checks and other safety controls research
Benefits
Enables tourists to buy their own tickets online and not via travel agency
Give tourists more options and control
Better access to information of their destination
Enables tourists to view feedback and recommendations from other travellors
Enables tourists to do more research about their destination
Benefits
Makes tourists feel safer and more confident about travelling
Made various parts of the world more accessible to travellors
Open Skies Agreements
Deregulation
Benefits
An agreement made btw gvts to remove restrictions on commercial flights between their respective countries to create a free-market environment for commercial airlines to compete in.
Allow airlines to freely decide the routes, capacity and price of their flights w/o interference from the gvt.
Eg. Singapore and USA since 2001 has allowed SG commercial airlines to make a stopover in USA on its way to a 3rd country; A US commercial flight can make a stopover in a 3rd country on its way to SG.
Allow fares to rise and fall according to market demand and competition btw airline companies
Eg. Before 1978, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) regulated airfares btw nearly all countries. Since 1978, domestic & int'l have been deregullated
Help the growth of aircraft routes and flights
Increase the no. commercial airline companies & budget airlines
Reduce prices of flights for passengers

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