Chapter 7

Transportation

Travel by Air, Car, and Train

Abstract

This chapter deals with issues of transportation and how they interact with the world of tourism security. The chapter examines such issues as air transportation security and safety, issues of fire at airport terminals, and issues of health and international travel, both from the perspective of the traveler and from the perspective of the host community. The chapter also examines some of the issues dealing with both train travel and motor coach travel and develops a template for how tourism security professionals need to deal with these issues.

Keywords

Air marshals

El AL airlines

Flight guard

Hardening

Hijacking

Psychological profiling

Surety

Introduction

On July 6, 2013, Asiana Airlines Flight ...

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