VFR Travel Research : International Perspectives / Brian King, Elisa Backer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Backer, Elisa, Editor.

King, Brian, Editor.

Series:

Aspects of tourism ; 69.

Aspects of Tourism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism--Research.

Tourism.

Tourism--Social aspects.

Families.

Friendship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Channel View Publications, [2015]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This is the first book to explore research on visiting friends and relatives (VFR). In many countries VFR is the largest single travel-related market and for some regional economies accounts for over half of all tourism flows. In assembling an international collection of quality VFR-related research the editors present the profiles, characteristics, opportunities and behaviours of VFR travel for the benefit of researchers, industry practitioners and educators. This holistic and international approach to understanding VFR travel provides a state of the art understanding of the context, dynamics and implications of VFR travel and will be an essential resource for postgraduate students, researchers and also practitioners.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Contributors

1. VFR Travel: Progressing Towards Greater Recognition

2. The Value and Contributions of VFR to Destinations and Destination Marketing

3. Are Relatives Friends? Disaggregating VFR Travel 1994–2014

4. The VFR and Migration Nexus – The Impacts of Migration on Inbound and Outbound Australian VFR Travel

5. VFR Travel: Its True Dimensions

6. The Experience and Implications of Immigrant Hosts

7. Implementing VFR Travel Strategies

8. Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR) Travel: The Case of Iran

9. Travel in the United States: An Examination of VFR Travel

10. VFR Travel in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of South Africa

11. The VFR Phenomenon in Italy

12. Examining Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR) Demand in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

13. Do Families Hold the Pacifi c Together? VFR, Voyaging and New Expressions of Diasporic Networks

14. Local Impacts, Global Prospects: The Future of VFR Travel

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

9781845415204

1845415205

9781845415174

1845415175

OCLC:

1135572455