Family Tourism

Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Edited by Heike A. Schänzel, Ian Yeoman, Elisa Backer

Publication date:

20 July 2012

Publisher

Channel View Publications

Dimensions:

234x156mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781845413279

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 stress. Family Tourism: Multidisciplinary Perspectives provides a compilation of issues from academic writers around the globe, to provide a range of perspectives linked by a common theme of family tourism with a futures perspective.

Foreword

Part 1 The Context of Family Tourism

1 Introduction: Families in Tourism Research - Heike Schänzel

2 Society and Ideology: Changes in Family Time Perceptions with Implications for Tourism - Heike Schänzel

3 Family Tourism, Demography and Social Trends: An Analysis of the UK Market - Ian Yeoman, Una McMahon-Beattie, Damian Lord and Luke Parker-Hodds

4 UK Family Tourism: Past, Present and Future Challenges - Carol Southall

Part 2 The Experiences of Family Tourism

5 The Inclusion of Fathers, Children and the Family Group into Tourism Research on Families - Heike Schänzel

6 VFR Travel: Why Marketing to Aunty Betty Matters - Elisa Backer

7 The Value of Social Tourism for Disadvantaged Families - Lynn Minnaert

8 The Stress of the Family Holiday - Elisa Backer and Heike Schänzel

9 Gay and Lesbian Families and Tourism - Howard Hughes and Carol Southall

Part 3 The Futures of Family Tourism

10 Consumer Kids and Tourists: Creative Marketing a City to Young Tourists - Sally Webster

11 Investigating the ‘Family Lifecycle’ Model in Tourism - Elisa Backer

12 The Future of Families’ Tourism: A Cognitive Mapping Approach - Ian Yeoman and Heike Schänzel

The family, in many countries, is in a state of flux and their vacation patterns have changed significantly in recent years. This book provides a comprehensive picture of the family on holiday, past, present and future. The authors fill a gaping hole in the academic and practitioner literature and this book will be an invaluable resource for students and professionals alike.