2. The Value and Contributions of VFR to Destinations and Destination Marketing

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors vii
4. 1. VFR Travel: Progressing Towards Greater Recognition 1
5. Part 1: VFR Travellers – Understanding the World’s Largest Travel Segment
6. 2. The Value and Contributions of VFR to Destinations and Destination Marketing 13
7. 3. Are Relatives Friends? Disaggregating VFR Travel 1994–2014 28
8. 4. The VFR and Migration Nexus – The Impacts of Migration on Inbound and Outbound Australian VFR Travel 46
9. 5. VFR Travel: Its True Dimensions 59
10. 6. The Experience and Implications of Immigrant Hosts 73
11. 7. Implementing VFR Travel Strategies 87
12. Part 2: VFR Travel Profiles – Perspectives on Developed and Emerging Countries
13. 8. Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR) Travel: The Case of Iran 109
14. 9. Travel in the United States: An Examination of VFR Travel 121
15. 10. VFR Travel in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of South Africa 134
16. 11. The VFR Phenomenon in Italy 149
17. 12. Examining Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR) Demand in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 168
18. 13. Do Families Hold the Pacifi c Together? VFR, Voyaging and New Expressions of Diasporic Networks 187
19. Part 3: VFR Travel Futures
20. 14. Local Impacts, Global Prospects: The Future of VFR Travel 207
21. Index 219