Text B Transportation
　　Being in a different place from one s usual residence is an essential feature of tourism. This means that transportation companies are one vital aspect in the tourist industry.
　　For many years, railroads have formed the first successful system of mass transportation, carrying crowds of tourists from one place to another; however, the automobile has now replaced the railroad for most local travel, especially in the United States. The automobile offers convenience. The traveler can depart from his own home and arrive at his destination without transferring luggage or having to cope with any other difficulties. Nowadays motor buses have partly replaced railroad passenger service on many local routes in a number of cities. However, railroad transportation is still very popular in China for internal travels.
　　The airplane has become very commonplace for long distance travel. Now, more and more people would like to take planes on their trips. Traveling by plane is faster and quite safe.
　　Ships still play an important part in tourism. A cruise is a voyage by ship that is made fir pleasure rather than a voyage for a fixed destination. The cruise ship serves as the hotel for the passengers as well as their transportation When the tourists reach a port, they are usually as their transportation. When the ship to eat and sleep.
　　Without the modern high-speed forms of transportation available to large number of tourists, tourism would’t have become such a successful industry.