Touristic Travel To Outer Space: Profile And Barriers To Entry

Touristic Travel To Outer Space: Profile And Barriers To Entry

Space business is big business, with several implications for the travel industry. Space commercialization revenues, expected to reach $200 billion annually by the year 2000, will come from the sale of products and services such as communications satellites, computer hardware and software for space...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of travel research 1987-10, Vol.26 (2), p.40-43
1. Verfasser: Goodrich, Jonathan N.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Commercial markets
Development
Market entry
Marketing
Space
Tourism
Travel
Travel industry
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Zusammenfassung:Space business is big business, with several implications for the travel industry. Space commercialization revenues, expected to reach $200 billion annually by the year 2000, will come from the sale of products and services such as communications satellites, computer hardware and software for space R & D, and transportation into space. Companies involved include IBM, RCA, McDonnell Douglas, and Society Expeditions (travel agency), and countries already participating include the USA, USSR, West Germany, and Japan. This articlegives a briefprofile oftouristic space travel and explores barriers to entry for the travel industry. Marketing implications are presented.
ISSN:0047-2875
1552-6763
DOI:10.1177/004728758702600208