RPTS 201 Study Guide - Final Guide: Overselling, Natural Environment, Integrated Resort
30 Oct 2014
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Know key historical moments in transportation: via water from sails to steam cruising now vs. then, now= 3-4 days, then= 2 weeks point to point vs. repositioning, via rails, by land, air travel. Know the results of the deregulation act of 1978- government ran the airlines: complex pricing. Fewer airlines: package tours, hubs and spokes, bottlenecks at hubs, sabre. Computer software that allows us to book flights. Know the differences between cruising now and then (1950"s: cruising now vs. then now= 3-4 days then= 2 weeks point to point vs. repositioning. Be able to explain where the largest growth in cruising has occurred: moving toward 3-4 day market. Know what the civil aeronautic board is/was: cab = the governing agency that decided when/where/how flights could take place when airlines were regulated. they approved new rules, cost, etc. Know what the results of yield management are, and when it works best: results, works best when:
