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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Table of Contents:
  • 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

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