- Title
- The propensity to engage in VFR travel across the family life cycle stages
- Creator
- Backer, Elisa
- Date
- 2016
- Type
- Text; Conference paper
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/156357
- Identifier
- vital:11422
- Identifier
- ISBN:978-0-98705079-3
- Abstract
- The Family Life Cycle (FLC) model is frequently used for understanding travel patterns and consumer behaviour. The model outlines the stages many people are considered to transition through from singles, to couples, to having children, retiring and then being a solitary survivor. The aim of this research was to consider the relationship between life cycle stages and travel engagement in Australia. In particular, this research aimed to determine whether there were any differences in travel behaviour between Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR) travellers and non- VFRs across the FLC stages. Based on a sample size of 102,029 domestic visitors, an analysis revealed that VFRs and non-VFRs were significantly different in their FLC composition ( =6851.60, df=20, p<.05). Z tests of column proportions revealed differences across a number of the groups, with the strongest level of association identified for the older non-working single FLC stage (c = .14). This paper adds to the literature undertaken in the fields of family tourism and VFR travel with a focus on life cycle stages.
- Relation
- 26th Council for Australian Tourism and Hospitality Education Annual Conference; Sydney, Australia; 8th-11th February 2016; published in CAUTHE 2016 Conference Proceedings - The changing landscape : The impact of emerging markets and destinations p. 69-87
- Rights
- Unknown
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- VFR travel; Family tourism; Visiting friends and relatives; Family life cycle model; FLC
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