Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management, 2012
The desire to visit friends and relatives (VFR) is a substantial influencer over a large proporti... more The desire to visit friends and relatives (VFR) is a substantial influencer over a large proportion of all tourism trips worldwide. Despite this generally accepted notion it is a relatively recent subject in tourism literature receiving comparatively little attention from tourism academics. This paper offers a content analysis of journal articles retrieved using Google Scholar on VFR tourism covering a 21 year period. Papers were categorised by theoretical approach, author origin, geographical focus and specific topics of interest. Key findings show that VFR is receiving an increasing amount of attention, from a growing variety of scholars applying more varied approaches. Earlier papers generally focussed on volumetric, economic and marketing issues, with a more recent growth of interest in the social and community aspects of VFR tourism. Considerations for future research are discussed and comparisons with other subject matters presented.
Despite general agreement by academics and researchers on the importance of developing greater kn... more Despite general agreement by academics and researchers on the importance of developing greater knowledge of visitor profiles, satisfaction and other experiential variables, a similar consensus among parks agencies has typically been less forthcoming. This paper reports ...
Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management, 2012
The desire to visit friends and relatives (VFR) is a substantial influencer over a large proporti... more The desire to visit friends and relatives (VFR) is a substantial influencer over a large proportion of all tourism trips worldwide. Despite this generally accepted notion it is a relatively recent subject in tourism literature receiving comparatively little attention from tourism academics. This paper offers a content analysis of journal articles retrieved using Google Scholar on VFR tourism covering a 21 year period. Papers were categorised by theoretical approach, author origin, geographical focus and specific topics of interest. Key findings show that VFR is receiving an increasing amount of attention, from a growing variety of scholars applying more varied approaches. Earlier papers generally focussed on volumetric, economic and marketing issues, with a more recent growth of interest in the social and community aspects of VFR tourism. Considerations for future research are discussed and comparisons with other subject matters presented.
Despite general agreement by academics and researchers on the importance of developing greater kn... more Despite general agreement by academics and researchers on the importance of developing greater knowledge of visitor profiles, satisfaction and other experiential variables, a similar consensus among parks agencies has typically been less forthcoming. This paper reports ...
The technical reports present data and its analysis, meta-studies and conceptual studies, and are... more The technical reports present data and its analysis, meta-studies and conceptual studies, and are considered to be of value to industry, government or other researchers. Unlike the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre's (STCRC's) Monograph series, these reports have not been subjected to an external peer review process. As such, the scientific accuracy and merit of the research reported here is the responsibility of the authors, who should be contacted for clarification of any content. Author contact details are at the back of this report. The views ...
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