Visiting Friends and Relatives Travel: Trends and Opportunities
About this ebook
This book provides a timely examination of Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR) travel to understand the current landscape of this substantial form of visitor movement. It examines the principles, dynamics and implications of VFR travel and what these can mean for destinations and tourists.
The geographically diverse contributions cover key issues, including mobilities, diaspora, second homes, marketing, health and ageing, gentrification, genealogy, adoptee tourism and work–life balance. The volume concludes by exploring likely future trends and future directions for VFR travel research.
It is a valuable resource for students, researchers and industry practitioners in tourism and leisure.
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About the author
Elisa Zentveld is a Professor of Social Justice at Federation University, Australia. She serves on the editorial board of 11 leading tourism journals and has received 14 awards to recognise her outstanding contributions to research and education. Her main research interests are VFR travel, family tourism and family violence.
Chris Ryan is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Waikato and also Emeritus Editor of Tourism Management, for which he was editor in chief for 25 years. His research interests are tourist behaviours and the personal, social, economic and environmental consequences of such behaviours.
