ABSTRACT
Public transport includes rail, bus, scheduled ferries, taxicabs and other systems that transport
members of the public.
Besides several economic and social benefi ts, tourism may have some negative impacts, especially on the environment. Tourists cause 4.4 per cent of global CO2 and a large part of it (75%) comes from transport (Dubois et al. 2011; Peeters & Dubois 2010). To mitigate the emissions from tourism, the emissions from tourism transport must be reduced. Transport, however, is an essential element of the tourism system. It is infl uential to the tourist experience at the destination (Thompson & Schofi eld 2007) and determines the attractiveness of the destination (Khadaroo & Seetanah 2008). Maintaining and improving convenience and accessibility for tourists while preserving the environment of the destination is challenging. In other words, sustainable tourism development at a destination should be connected to sustainable mobility (Høyer 2000).
