- Title
- Hosting friends versus hosting relatives : Is blood thicker than water?
- Creator
- Yousuf, Mohammad; Backer, Elisa
- Date
- 2017
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/165244
- Identifier
- vital:13270
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.2098
- Identifier
- ISBN:1099-2340
- Abstract
- Little research has been undertaken to examine visiting friends and relatives (VFR) travel from the perspective of hosts. Additionally, little research has explored the differences between VFs and VRs, treating VFR as one homogenous group. This research examined the hosts' perspective of hosting friends versus relatives through in-depth interviews with 34 local residents in three contrasting destinations in Australia. Key differences were found between the experiences of hosting friends versus relatives, with immigration a key aspect in impacting the outcome. This is the first study to examine hosting friends versus relatives and to consider how immigration and destination impact VFR travel experiences for hosts.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Relation
- International Journal of Tourism Research Vol. 19, no. 4 (2017), p. 435-446
- Rights
- Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 1503 Business and Management; 1505 Marketing; 1506 Tourism; VFR travel; Visiting friends and relatives; Visiting friends; Visiting relatives; Hosts; Immigrant hosts
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