Transportation is very important to the tourism industry as it allows tourists to access where they want to go; it also provides many wide and varied jobs for people. Transport can be by air, land or sea. There are many organisations operating within the UK which vary in size and scale from small to medium to large to international.
Activity 1
Who are we?
You will be presented with a list of well known logos of various transport providers operating from and within the UK. Can you match the logo to the correct type of transport provider?
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Can you match the logo to the correct type of transport provider?
Select one answer-
Airline
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Coach
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Ferry
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Train
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Taxi
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Cruise ship
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Can you match the logo to the correct type of transport provider?
Select one answer-
Airline
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Coach
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Ferry
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Train
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Taxi
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Cruise ship
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Can you match the logo to the correct type of transport provider?
Select one answer-
Airline
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Coach
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Ferry
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Train
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Taxi
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Cruise ship
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Can you match the logo to the correct type of transport provider?
Select one answer-
Airline
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Coach
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Ferry
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Train
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Taxi
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Cruise ship
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Can you match the logo to the correct type of transport provider?
Select one answer-
Airline
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Coach
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Ferry
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Train
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Taxi
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Cruise ship
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Can you match the logo to the correct type of transport provider?
Select one answer-
Airline
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Coach
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Ferry
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Train
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Taxi
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Cruise ship
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Can you match the logo to the correct type of transport provider?
Select one answer-
Airline
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Coach
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Ferry
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Train
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Taxi
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Cruise ship
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Can you match the logo to the correct type of transport provider?
Select one answer-
Airline
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Coach
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Ferry
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Train
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Taxi
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Cruise ship
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Can you match the logo to the correct type of transport provider?
Select one answer-
Airline
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Coach
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Ferry
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Train
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Taxi
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Cruise ship
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Can you match the logo to the correct type of transport provider?
Select one answer-
Airline
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Coach
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Ferry
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Train
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Taxi
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Cruise ship
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Activity Completed
Activity 2
There are many transport providers operating within the UK which vary in size and scale; from small and medium scale to large, international scale providers. This means that the transport providers have different forms of business ownerships.
Can you identify the correct form of ownership for the transport providers below?
You may need to conduct some research.
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Stena Line – a family owned company that does not sell shares on the stock market
Select one answer-
Private Limited Company Ltd
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Sole Trader
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Public Limited Company PLC
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Partnership
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Not-for-profit
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Carla’s Cabs – a small taxi firm owned and operated by a lady called Carla Freeman
Select one answer-
Private Limited Company Ltd
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Sole Trader
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Public Limited Company PLC
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Partnership
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Not-for-profit
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Thomas Coaches – a family run business with a fleet of 20 coaches. There are a number of family members involved who have bought shares in the company.
Select one answer-
Private Limited Company Ltd
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Sole Trader
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Public Limited Company PLC
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Partnership
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Not-for-profit
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Arriva – a leading pan-European public transport operator with over 60,000 employees and operations across 14 European countries.
Select one answer-
Private Limited Company Ltd
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Sole Trader
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Public Limited Company PLC
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Partnership
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Not-for-profit
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J&J Mini Bus Hire – two men, Joe and Jamhal own and run a successful minibus hire company
Select one answer-
Private Limited Company Ltd
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Sole Trader
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Public Limited Company PLC
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Partnership
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Not-for-profit
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TFD – Transport for Dartmoor, a group of volunteers operate a mini bus service that has a trailer attached to the mini bus that can carry cycles from stops along the route.
Select one answer-
Private Limited Company Ltd
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Sole Trader
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Public Limited Company PLC
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Partnership
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Not-for-profit
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Activity Completed
Downloadable Content
- Word (.docx): U2-1.1-R11-Transport-Organisations.docx