Family Tourism

Heike Schänzel is a lecturer in Tourism Studies at AUT University in Auckland, New Zealand. Her doctoral thesis on family holiday experiences won an award and resulted in several academic journal publications.Ian Yeoman is Associate Professor of Tourism Futures at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand and allegedly the world’s only professional crystal ball gazer or futurologist specialising in travel and tourism.Elisa Backer is a senior lecturer at The Business School, University of Ballarat, Australia. She is now considered a leading world expert in the field of VFR travel.

• ForewordPart 1 The Context of Family Tourism1 Introduction: Families in Tourism Research - Heike Schänzel2 Society and Ideology: Changes in Family Time Perceptions with Implications for Tourism - Heike Schänzel3 Family Tourism, Demography and Social Trends: An Analysis of the UK Market - Ian Yeoman, Una McMahon-Beattie, Damian Lord and Luke Parker-Hodds4 UK Family Tourism: Past, Present and Future Challenges - Carol Southall  Part 2 The Experiences of Family Tourism5 The Inclusion of Fathers, Children and the Family Group into Tourism Research on Families - Heike Schänzel6 VFR Travel: Why Marketing to Aunty Betty Matters - Elisa Backer7 The Value of Social Tourism for Disadvantaged Families - Lynn Minnaert8 The Stress of the Family Holiday - Elisa Backer and Heike Schänzel9 Gay and Lesbian Families and Tourism - Howard Hughes and Carol Southall  Part 3 The Futures of Family Tourism10 Consumer Kids and Tourists: Creative Marketing a City to Young Tourists - Sally Webster11 Investigating the ‘Family Lifecycle’ Model in Tourism - Elisa Backer12 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.