Tripography: Can destination use patterns enhance understanding of the VFR market?

Hu, Bo; Morrison, Alastair M.

doi:10.1177/135676670200800301

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“…Therefore, business tourism is less affected by weather and other unfavorable factors [32], which contribute to better stabilizing the market segment of business travel as well. Similarly to business tourism, VFR tourism is weakly affected by environmental factors because trips are motivated by a sense of social obligation, such as attending anniversaries [33,34]. Another feature of VFR tourism is the lack of seasonality, which can smooth the peaks and valleys of tourism seasonality caused by regular segments.…”

Section: Impacts Of Haze Pollution On Travelmentioning

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Tourists’ Perception of Haze Pollution and the Potential Impacts on Travel: Reshaping the Features of Tourism Seasonality in Beijing, China

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Abstract:Haze pollution has worsened and has received close attention by news agencies in the past two years. This type of environmental pollution might have a great effect on tourism image and the entire tourism industry of a destination. This study aimed to reveal the potential impacts of haze pollution on the tourism industry. Based on a case study in Beijing using questionnaires for potential tourists, awareness of haze pollution, impacts of haze pollution on travel and attitudes toward the impacts were discussed. The results indicated that haze pollution has a considerable potential impact on travel, and there are distinct differences among travel elements and tourism market segments. Due to its impacts, haze pollution could be taken into account in tourists' decision-making processes, causing a portion of potential tourists to cancel tourism plans. As a result, tourist arrivals to similar destinations could decrease by a small margin, but the most significant impact could be on the temporal distribution of tourist arrivals, namely tourism seasonality, due to tourists' "avoiding" psychology.

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Tourists’ Perception of Haze Pollution and the Potential Impacts on Travel: Reshaping the Features of Tourism Seasonality in Beijing, China

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“…Recent studies have provided insights into the value of VFR tourism and its associated spending patterns, seasonal, factors and the socio-demographic profiles of VFR tourists (Braunlich and Nadkarni, 1995;Boyne, 2001;Hu and Morrison, 2002;Backer 2011;Shani 2012). While research on VFR tourism has progressed, VFR-migration linkages has been neglected.…”

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Is the migration-tourism relationship only about VFR?

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Seetaram

Forsyth

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Annals of Tourism Research

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This paper contributes to the literature on the linkages between tourism and migration. Though it is widely recognised that the two phenomena are closely linked, and that migration may induce VFR (visiting friends and relatives) tourism, there has been little econometric evaluation of the relationship. The present analysis draws upon Australian data to identify a strong quantitative link between migration and VFR tourism. It also demonstrates a strong link between migration and other forms of tourism. Indeed the latter are almost equally as strong as the links between migration and VFR tourism. This unexpected finding has implications for policymakers and for conceptualising the migration-tourism relationship.

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“…Backer (2007) used the terms obligatory (e.g., family celebrations) versus leisure (e.g., sightseeing) based to describe these motivations for VFR travel. The complications with categorizing the VFR market were addressed by several researchers (Hu and Morrison 2002;Lehto, Morrison, and O'Leary 2001;Moscardo et al 2000;Pennington-Gray 2003). The resounding conclusion is that the VFR market is heterogeneous and its definition requires a distinction between the purpose of the trip, motivation of the trip and accommodation.…”

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Second homeowners hosting friends and relatives

McLeod

Busser

2014

Annals of Leisure Research

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Recent research has brought attention to the characteristics and behaviours of residents who host visitors in a destination. This research examines the role of non-resident second homeowners in hosting visiting friends and relatives (VFR) in a destination. The exploratory research expands the scope of research on hosts by examining second homeowners and their willingness to host VFR. The purpose of this study was to develop a willingness to host scale and use it to examine the hosting of friends and relatives in second homes.

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Tripography: Can destination use patterns enhance understanding of the VFR market?

Cited by 59 publications

References 15 publications

Tourists’ Perception of Haze Pollution and the Potential Impacts on Travel: Reshaping the Features of Tourism Seasonality in Beijing, China

Tourists’ Perception of Haze Pollution and the Potential Impacts on Travel: Reshaping the Features of Tourism Seasonality in Beijing, China

Is the migration-tourism relationship only about VFR?

Second homeowners hosting friends and relatives

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