VFR Travel Research : : International Perspectives /

VFR Travel Research : : International Perspectives / / 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...

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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
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.)
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505 0 0 |t Frontmatter --   |t Contents --   |t Contributors --   |t 1. VFR Travel: Progressing Towards Greater Recognition --   |t Part 1: VFR Travellers - Understanding the World's Largest Travel Segment --   |t 2. The Value and Contributions of VFR to Destinations and Destination Marketing --   |t 3. Are Relatives Friends? Disaggregating VFR Travel 1994-2014 --   |t 4. The VFR and Migration Nexus - The Impacts of Migration on Inbound and Outbound Australian VFR Travel --   |t 5. VFR Travel: Its True Dimensions --   |t 6. The Experience and Implications of Immigrant Hosts --   |t 7. Implementing VFR Travel Strategies --   |t Part 2: VFR Travel Profiles - Perspectives on Developed and Emerging Countries --   |t 8. Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR) Travel: The Case of Iran --   |t 9. Travel in the United States: An Examination of VFR Travel --   |t 10. VFR Travel in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of South Africa --   |t 11. The VFR Phenomenon in Italy --   |t 12. Examining Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR) Demand in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates --   |t 13. Do Families Hold the Pacifi c Together? VFR, Voyaging and New Expressions of Diasporic Networks --   |t Part 3: VFR Travel Futures --   |t 14. Local Impacts, Global Prospects: The Future of VFR Travel --   |t Index 
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520 |a 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.  
530 |a Issued also in print. 
538 |a Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. 
546 |a In English. 
588 0 |a Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) 
650 0 |a Families. 
650 0 |a Friendship. 
650 0 |a Tourism  |x Research. 
650 0 |a Tourism  |x Social aspects. 
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650 4 |a Tourism industry. 
650 4 |a Travel with children / family holidays. 
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653 |a VFR tourism. 
653 |a VFR travel strategies. 
653 |a VFR travel. 
653 |a VFR. 
653 |a destination marketing. 
653 |a family tourism. 
653 |a tourism studies. 
653 |a visiting family and friends. 
653 |a visiting friends and relatives. 
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700 1 |a Backer, Elisa,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Backer, Elisa,   |e editor.  |4 edt  |4 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 
700 1 |a Cave, Jenny,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Dwyer, Larry,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Ghaderi, Zahed,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Griffin, Tom,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Hall, C. Michael,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Hay, Brian,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Jaffry, Shabbar,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Kim, Jung Eun,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
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700 1 |a King, Brian,   |e editor.  |4 edt  |4 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 
700 1 |a Lee, Gyehee,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Morrison, Alastair M.,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Nadkarni, Nandini,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a O'Leary, Joseph T.,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Oliveri, Antonino Mario,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Rogerson, Christian M.,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Seaton, Tony,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Suwaidi, Hamed M. Al,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
700 1 |a Tie, Caroline,   |e contributor.  |4 ctb  |4 https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 
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