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

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CVP eBook-Package Backfile 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Apostolakis, Alexandros,; Backer, Elisa,; Cave, Jenny,; Dwyer, Larry,; Ghaderi, Zahed,; Griffin, Tom,; Hall, C. Michael,; Hay, Brian,; Jaffry, Shabbar,; Kim, Jung Eun,; King, Brian,; Lee, Gyehee,; Morrison, Alastair M.,; Nadkarni, Nandini,; O'Leary, Joseph T.,; Oliveri, Antonino Mario,; Rogerson, Christian M.,; Seaton, Tony,; Suwaidi, Hamed M. Al,; Tie, Caroline,
• HerausgeberIn: Backer, Elisa,; King, Brian,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol, UK;, Blue Ridge Summit, PA : : Channel View Publications, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Aspects of Tourism ; 69
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Contributors --; 1. VFR Travel: Progressing Towards Greater Recognition --; Part 1: VFR Travellers - Understanding the World's Largest Travel Segment --; 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 --; Part 2: VFR Travel Profiles - Perspectives on Developed and Emerging Countries --; 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 --; Part 3: VFR Travel Futures --; 14. Local Impacts, Global Prospects: The Future of VFR Travel --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781845415198; 9783110754377
• DOI: 10.21832/9781845415198
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Elisa Backer, Brian King.

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.