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

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Aspects of Tourism ; 69Publisher: Bristol, UK; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Channel View Publications, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (240 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781845415181
  • 9781845415198
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.4/791 23
LOC classification:
  • G155.A1 V48 2015
  • G155.A1 V48 2015
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
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
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. 
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9781845415198

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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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. 

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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