Pearce, Philip L., and Moscardo, Gianna (2006) Domestic and visiting friends and relatives tourism. In: Buhalis, Dimitrios, and Costa, Carlos, (eds.) Tourism Business Frontiers: consumers, products and industry. Elsevier, Oxford, UK, pp. 48-55.

	PDF (Published Version) Restricted to Repository staff only
Preview	Image (JPEG) (Cover Image) Download (31kB)

Abstract

[Extract] Visiting friends and relatives (VFR) as a topic in tourism research is now an active area of analysis. Studies began during the 1990s, and consolidation of this research effort is continuing (Jackson, 1990; Seaton, 1994; Lehto et ai., 2001; Pennington-Gray, 2003). It can be argued that this research area has grown because the findings have consistently revealed the substantial scale and socio-economic importance of the VFR markets in diverse domestic and international settings. Both industry voices and academic analyses now view VFR travel as an integral part of the broad definition or tourism, bringing its own important commercial outcomes and opportunities.

Item ID:	3607
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Research - B1)
ISBN:	978-0-7506-6377-9
Keywords:	domestic tourism; VFR; visiting friends & relatives
Related URLs:	Publisher
Additional Information:	This publication does not have an abstract. The introduction of this chapter is displayed as the abstract
Date Deposited:	11 Nov 2009 01:29
FoR Codes:	15 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 1506 Tourism > 150604 Tourism Marketing @ 100%
SEO Codes:	90 COMMERCIAL SERVICES AND TOURISM > 9003 Tourism > 900302 Socio-Cultural Issues in Tourism @ 100%
Downloads:	Total: 262 Last 12 Months: 3
	More Statistics