Relationship between aviation and tourism

The organization also notes that the industries combined contribute to over 44

8 million jobs across the globe, including direct, indirect, and induced employment

Tourism and aviation undeniably need each other to thrive, and it is only set to grow in the coming decade

Based on the previous discussion about the derived nature of air transport demand and its close relationship to tourism, one could be tempted to consider the entire air transport academic literature as relevant to tourism

In fact, interesting reviews are provided by Ginieis et al

(2012); Kaps and Philips (2004)

However, the two industries – under the umbrella of travel – are intrinsically linked

Tourism relies on aviation to bring in visitors, and aviation relies on tourism to generate demand and fill seats