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1 online resource (xviii, 199 pages :) : illustrations. |
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| Series |
Aspects of tourism ; 56
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Aspects of tourism ; 56.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
The family remains at the emotional heart of society, and makes up a significant proportion of the tourism market. However, the concept of family has changed over the decades and there are now different types of families that have their own unique attributes and needs. Families may have one parent or two, who may or may not be of different genders. This cutting-edge book constructs a multidisciplinary perspective on family tourism by discussing various types of families; how parents and children influence travel behaviours now and in the future and how family holidays may also be linked to str. |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Contributors -- Foreword -- 1. Introduction: Families in Tourism Research -- 2. Society and Ideology: Changes in Family Time Perceptions with Implications for Tourism -- 3. Demography and Societal Change -- 4. UK Family Tourism: Past, Present and Future Challenges -- 5. The Inclusion of Fathers, Children and the Whole Family Group in Tourism Research on Families -- 6. VFR Travel: Why Marketing to Aunt Betty Matters -- 7. The Value of Social Tourism for Disadvantaged Families -- 8. The Stress of the Family Holiday -- 9. Gay and Lesbian Families and Tourism -- 10. Consumer Kids and Tourists -- Creatively Marketing a City to Young Tourists -- 11. Investigating the 'Family Life Cycle' Model in Tourism -- 12. The Future of Family Tourism: A Cognitive Mapping Approach -- Index |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Families -- Travel.
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Family recreation.
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Tourism.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Hospitality, Travel & Tourism. |
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Families -- Travel |
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Family recreation |
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Tourism |
| Added Author |
Backer, Elisa.
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Schänzel, Heike.
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Yeoman, Ian.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Family tourism. Bristol ; Buffalo : Channel View Publications, ©2012 9781845413279 184541327X (DLC) 2012009346 (OCoLC)779607309 |
| ISBN |
9781845413286 (electronic bk.) |
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1845413288 (electronic bk.) |
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1845413261 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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184541327X (hardback ; alk. paper) |
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9781845413262 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9781845413279 (hardback ; alk. paper) |
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