Degree | Type | Year |
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2500894 Tourism | OT | 4 |
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There are no prerequisites.
1. Identify and analyse the elements and activities that form the activity of transport, logistics and distribution of the tourism sector at the local, national and international levels.
2. Relate the elements that make up the commercialization of transport elements and their relationship with other tourist services and products.
3. Argue, through the vision of the transport activity and the theoretical perspective, how this activity has evolved and the current trends.
4. Analyse the distribution of tourist services.
5. Understand the basic aspects of the world of tourism and transport from a gender perspective.
SECTION 1: AIR TRANSPORT
1.1. Air services and airlines:
Introduction to air transport and current situation of the sector
Basic types of air services
Air carriers
Air alliances
Codeshare flights
Low cost companies
Air carriers banned in the European Union
The Schengen Agreement
1. 2. The airport and its facilities:
AENA and ENAIRE
Landside area
Airside area
Hub airports
1.3. Air transport organizations, airport/airline codes and ICAO Phonetic Alphabet:
Air transport organizations: ICAO, IATA, ALA, DGAC, EU
IATA and ICAO encodings: airports, airlines
Aeronautical/NATO phonetic alphabet
1.4. Main airplane manufacturers, commercial aircrafts and aeronautical vocabulary:
Main aircraft manufacturers
Aircraft models/types of aircraft most used in commercial aviation
Aeronautical vocabulary
1.5. Check-in and boarding process:
Types of passengers and airline special services
Check-in data before starting the check-in process
Types of check-in counters
Check-in process: passenger identification, seat allocation and luggage check-in (excess baggage, special baggage, etc.)
Check-in material
Check-in closing
Boarding process: boarding preparation, boarding announcements, passenger acceptance, types of boarding and end of the boarding process
1.6. Ground Handling:
Ground handling: passenger handling, ramp handling and operational handling
The aircraft turnaround
Ramp equipment: chocks, cones, GPU, air bridges, stairs, ...
Communications between the aircraft and the handling agents: the flight dispatcher and the Operations Department
Luggage loading and unloading: types of aircraft holds
Disembarking and boarding of passengers: types of boarding / disembarkation depending on the type of aircraft parking/stand. Buses and airbridges
Passenger assistance equipment: services to PRM
Aircraft cleaning service
Supplying fuel to aircraft
Aircraft catering services
Other airport services.
Assistance for the aircraft start-up
Different jobs at the airport
1.7. Flight Irregularities and Lost and Found:
Passenger rights
Delayed flights
Overbooked flights
Flight cancellation
Lost and Found: lost luggage
SECTION 2: MARITIME AND RIVER TRANSPORT
2.1. Maritime and river transport. Offer:
Introduction to maritime and river transport
Water transportation types
The scheduled liner services: most important lines & companies. Ferry tickets. Port procedures
Water charter transport: yacht charter and tourist cruises
Types of tourist cruises: river and ocean
Cruise industry analysis
The success of cruises. Factors
Cruise passenger profile: passenger profile
Main cruise shipping companies
Cruise routes and destinations
Cruise ships: types. Parts of a ship
Services aboard cruise ships
Advantages and disadvantages of the cruise industry
Bookings, boarding procedures and concepts related to the passenger
CLIA: Cruise Lines International Association
2.2. Maritime and river transport. Ports:
Ports analysis and their infrastructure: parts of the port infrastructure. Main passenger ports
The different jobs in a port
SECTION 3: RAILWAY TRANSPORT
3.1. Rail transport and tourism
Rail transport: introduction
Railway companies and typesof services
Rail transport system: advantages and disadvantages
Tourist trains
High-speed trains: history, chronology, current situation, the AVE network
Other types of train travel: Interrail, Eurorail Pass, etc.
Combination of rail transport and other tourism services: the intermodal transportation
SECTION 4: ROAD TRANSPORT
4.1. Road transport:
Introduction to road transportation
Road transport: advantages and disadvantages
Road networks
The vehicles: types and capacity of the coaches
Regular and occasional services
Road transport companies
Security regulation
Passengers rights
SECTION 5: DISTRIBUTION AND TOURISM
5.1. Tourist distribution:
The tourist distribution and the e-commerce
The tourist distribution: definition and evolution
Main distribution channels/intermediaries.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Theoretical classes | 45 | 1.8 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Supervised activities and tutoring | 20 | 0.8 | 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Assignments preparation | 46 | 1.84 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12 |
Study | 35 | 1.4 | 12 |
Teaching language: English.
The teaching method used is a combination of lectures and magistral classes, combined with a visit to Barcelona airport and a series of tutorials in small groups to work on different projects and articles/assignments the students will deliver throughout the course and present in class with a final gamification/stimulation.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Class attendance and participation | 10% | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 12 |
Final exam | 40% | 3 | 0.12 | 1, 4, 8, 10, 11 |
Final project | 40% | 1 | 0.04 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12 |
Portfolio about transport articles | 10% | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 |
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT:
Continuous assessment consists of:
a) The final exam, which will be 40% of the final grade and which will include the theoretical subject covered in the lectures and published in the Virtual Campus. The validation exam that has not obtained a minimum grade of 5 out of 10 will have to be repeated on the day of the final exam of the subject.
b) The submission of a final project proposed throughout the course and delivered within the deadline will be 40% of the final grade. This project must be deliverde and presented in class within the agreed date. The project that has not obtained a minimum grade of 5 out of 10 will have to be repeated (according to the teacher's notes/comments) and delivered again on the day of the final exam. Important note: partial or total plagiarism will mean the non-accreditation of the entire subject.
c) The delivery of a portfolio that includes a weekly article about the type of transport being studied at that time (air, sea, rail, etc ..), as well as a brief summary of the article, using the student's own words. The portfolio must be delivered via Virtual Campus on the last day of class (validation exam date). This portfolio will be worth 10% of the final grade.
d) Class attendance and participation, together with transport supplier visits attendance, with the delivery of a brief report about them (10% of the final grade).
To pass the course students must get at least a grade of 5 out of 10 in the final grade.
SINGLE ASSESSMENT:
Instead of continuous assessment, students have the option to choose single assessment. This request must be made formally via the Academic Service Department within the established deadlines.
Single assessment consists of:
a) The final exam, which will be 50% of the final grade and which will include the theoretical subject covered in the lectures and published in the Virtual Campus.
b) The submission of a final project proposed throughout the course and delivered within the deadline, which will be 50% of the final grade. This project must be delivered and presented in class within the agreed date (the same day as the final exam, once the final exam is finished). The project that has not obtained a minimum grade of 5 out of 10 will have to be repeated (according to the teacher's notes/comments) and delivered again on the retake exam date, provided that a minimum grade of 3.5 has been obtained in the final exam. Important note: partial or total plagiarism will mean the non-accreditation of the entire subject.
A minimum of 5 points will be required in each items (final project and exam) to pass the subject.
RETAKE EXAM:
Students with a grade between 3.5 and 4.9 in the final exam (both continuous and single assessment students) will have the chance to retake the exam according to the academic activities calendar, which is reported in the students’ guide or on the school's website.
The basic bibliography that is used for the study of this subject will be the following:
Suggested reading:
Magazines/newsletters to subscribe in order to be up to date with the sector news:
Moodle/Virtual Campus will be used for the correct monitoring and assessment of the subject. The student will need to use Word processors and programs to prepare presentations (such as PowerPoint/Canva/Genially).
Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
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(TE) Theory | 1 | English | annual | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 2 | English | annual | morning-mixed |