2. Accessibility:
Access is a subject of transport infrastructure and transport technology. Whilst transport infrastructure includes airports, harbours, motor ways and rail networks, transport technology becomes important in the form of costs of travel and the time consumed in reaching the destination.
Therefore, accessibility can be specified in terms of the extent of comfort or hassle with which visitors can reach the destinations of their liking. The three critical factors in transportation – cost, convenience and speed – affect the success of every destination or tourism product, even if it is intended to be highly exclusive.
For most tourists, the choice of travel mode is guided by the choice of destination. Once again there are attractions of particular modes, including convenience, comfort and perhaps speed, as well as ‘distractions’ such as safety, and the same constraints of time and cost.