From hub to tourist destination – An explorative study of Singapore and Dubai's aviation-based transformation

Abstract

a b s t r a c tThe growth of air transport networks and deregulation have allowed small, low-populated places like Singapore and Dubai to become major international tourism destinations. Both have used tightly combined airline, airport and tourism strategies to help achieve this. Here we analyse developments in Singapore and Dubai by examining interactions between their airlines, airports, governments and tourism authorities, and how integrated management strategies leveraged their aviation traffic hubs to develop tourism destinations.

Subsidies in Aviation

“…Consequently, if subsidies are present, they can lead to the expansion of aviation systems to the extent where significant shares of GDP and employment depend on this industry, as has been argued to be the case of Dubai [91]. In the context of on-going debates on the regional development potential of aviation, as well as discussions of its environmental impacts, it would thus seem relevant to discuss the importance of subsidies in purported effects of aviation on economic growth and job generation, or in relation to the cost of climate change and other environmental externalities, but this is rarely done (e.g., [5][6][7][8]26]).…”

Los aeropuertos de la globalización: espectacularización y teatralización de la infraestructura como herramienta de citymarketing

“…Por último, cabe mencionar que en Singapur-Changi varios ja permiten encontrarse con la fauna y flora del Sudeste Asiático (girasoles, mariposas…) sin sa recinto (Figura 6e y 6f). Lohmann et al (2009) destacan, en referencia a este último ejemplo, que productos propios del país o la región, como son las especialidades gastronómicas, los souvenire artesanías locales, entre otros. Algunos ejemplos de estas adaptaciones son las panaderías france Paris-CDG (Figura 5a), las tiendas de chocolate belga en Bruselas (Figura 5b), las relojerías y jo en Ginebra-Cointrin (Figura 5c) o las ventas de los conocidos alfajores argentinos en Buenos (Figura 5d).…”

“…Por último, cabe mencionar que en Singapur-Changi varios jardines n encontrarse con la fauna y flora del Sudeste Asiático (girasoles, mariposas…) sin salir del (Figura 6e y 6f). Lohmann et al (2009) destacan, en referencia a este último ejemplo, que ya no principal compañía del país regala el servicio a clientes de primera clase (Figura 6a). En las Vegas-McCarran se localizan máquinas tragaperras en algunos de sus corredores para que los viajeros continúen experimentando el ambiente de los casinos (Figura 6b).…”

“…Por último, cabe mencionar que en Singapur-Changi varios jardines permiten encontrarse con la fauna y flora del Sudeste Asiático (girasoles, mariposas…) sin salir del recinto (Figura 6e y 6f). Lohmann et al (2009) destacan, en referencia a este último ejemplo, que ya no sólo se utilizan souvenirs o productos locales como elementos identitarios, sino que en este caso elementos vivos, como la vegetación y la fauna, se convierten en los agentes de la experiencia aeroportuaria. considerados «lugares de la Globalización».…”

A Review of Effective Policies for Tourism Growth

“…Nodes can function as either the point of origin or destination for a trip, as hubs connecting with other nodes, and/or gateways to surrounding destination areas. The more links a node has, the more connected it is, and the more likely it is to function as a hub (Lohmann, Albers, Koch, & Pavlovich, 2009). Tourism destinations that adopt a position as an aviation hub or gateway, and that are well serviced by air connections and accessible to a wide range of markets, can play an important role in stimulating the development of local and regional economies.…”