LINK BETWEEN TOURISM & TRANSPORTATION The relationship between tourism and transportation is a truly economic activity; one which takes place in destinations across the world, from leading capital cities and smaller towns, and villages in rural and coastal areas, to some of the remotes points on the planet. It is one of the largest industries in the world, or economic sectors, contributing trillions dollars annually to the global economy, creating jobs and wealth, generating exports, boosting taxes, and stimulating capital investment. Transportation facilities in tourist destination places should be modified in such a way that suites the needs and wants of the tourists and they do not feel out of place. The facilities must be a moderately higher cost, and not all the local people can use the transportation facilities, this way, the facilities will remain clean and desirable. The transportation mode in roads, railways, or airways should be free of malpractices that motivate more tourism in the succeeding years. Travelers and economic growth are clearly best served by cooperative and collaborative relationships between those who formulate and implement public policies pertaining to highways and to travel and tourism. Following the lead of earlier research, the current study examined those relationships as manifested in interactions between state departments of transportation (DOTs) and state tourism offices (STOs). Yet, achievement of a viable, strong and effective partnership between surface transportation and tourism and recreation that would benefit both remains elusive in many states with regard to important projects and substantive policies and issues, although it is clear that most DOTs and STOs perceive that they work well together. However, when drilling down to specific areas of collaboration, there is a disparity between the perception of the general working relationship and the actual relationships involving specific projects and/or more substantive policies. In other words, the study suggests that more than a double digit difference exists between what is generally perceived as a healthy relationship related to general transportation policy making, and more specific issues related to project planning and implementation. While both state tourism and transportation offices believe there needs to be more investment in transportation resources to support tourism, all respondents believe that the tourism industry is not engaged enough in transportation decision-making.