The Economist, August 2^nd 2003 Travel and tourism, New routes to the beach.

1)      Scares and tough time for the air travel industry : give at least five examples of the vulnerability of tour operators.

2)      The 2 revolutions : low-cost carriers and the Internet : explain : how are the companies forced to be more innovative?

3)      Future prospects: business travel, cosmetic surgery, Chinese tourists…dynamic packaging…: investigate into these developments presently.

4)      Would you “log into eBay and buy yourself an executive jet.”… (see also text A survey of e-commerce, The Economist , May 15^th 2004)