Edited by Heike Schänzel, Professor in Social Sustainability of Tourism, School of Hospitality & Tourism, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand, Catheryn Khoo, Professor, Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School, Torrens University and Mona Ji Hyun Yang, Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management, Griffith University, Australia

• ContentsA foreword for the Handbook on Children and Family Tourism by Alain Brosius xv1 Introduction to the Handbook on Children and Family Tourism 1Heike Schänzel, Mona Yang and Catheryn KhooPART I CHILD-CENTRIC TOURISM RESEARCH2 From research ‘on’ to research ‘with’ children: what can childism offer to tourism studies? 9Antonia Canosa, Julia N. Albrecht, Fathimath Shiraani and Eliza Raymond3 Travel during childhood: exploring children’s contact with host communities 21Eliza Raymond, Ina Reichenberger and Karen Smith4 Play-based ecotourism experiences for children: a tri-method approach 37Jenny Panchal and Farima Fehrest5 Exploring interest-based learning: children’s perceptions of learning during family travel 58Zhuxian (Zoey) Li, Xiaoming Zhang, Charles Arcodia, Elaine Chiao Ling Yang and Truc H. LePART II EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY IN FAMILY TRAVEL6 Tourist-children and environmental education: a path towards sustainable tourism 75Marta Fundoni7 Sustainable family travel: how children can help 93Rachel Dodds and Richard W. ButlerPART III GLOBAL FAMILY TOURISM DYNAMICS8 The lingering impacts of the pandemic on children: the value of family travel in the US 105Lynn Minnaert9 Family tourism perspectives from India and Bangladesh: exploring motivations, challenges, and effects 119M�o�h�a�m�m�a�d� �B�a�d�r�u�d�d�o�z�a� �T�a�l�u�k�d�e�r�,� �S�a�n�j�e�e�v� �K�u�m�a�r� �a�n�d� �K�a�m�a�r�u�n� �M�u�h�s�i�n�a�10 Family tourism perceptions: are there differences between Portuguese fathers and mothers? 135J�o�a�n�a� �L�i�m�a� �a�n�d� �C�e�l�e�s�t�e� �E�u�s�éb�i�o�11 More than a getaway: unpacking the motivations and quality of life of South African mothers on family vacations 155R�o�s�a� �N�a�u�d�é-�P�o�t�g�i�e�t�e�r�PART IV INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY IN FAMILY TOURISM12 It is hard but can be wonderful: families traveling with children with disabilities 174C�e�l�e�s�t�e� �E�u�s�éb�i�o�,� �M�a�r�i�a� �J�o�ão� �C�a�r�n�e�i�r�o� �a�n�d� �F�i�l�i�p�a� �B�r�a�n�d�ão�13 Travel our way: compassionate journeys for children, caregivers, and families travelling with an eating disorder 196Y�a�n�a� �W�e�n�g�e�l� �a�n�d� �U�d�i�t�h�a� �R�a�m�a�n�a�y�a�k�e�14 Enabling autism-friendly tourism: families with children with autism spectrum disorder 211F�a�u�z�u�n�n�a�s�i�r�a�h� �F�a�z�i�l�,� �N�o�o�r�d�e�y�a�n�a� �T�a�m�b�i� �a�n�d� �S�u�s�h�e�e�l� �J�o�g�i�n�d�e�r� �S�i�n�g�h�15 Negotiating disabling barriers to tourism mobility: families travelling with children who use wheelchairs 226E�m�m�a� �L�a�n�d�b�y�16 Travelling for the ‘gifted’: neuro-inclusive family holidays 240R�i�g�i�n� �S�e�b�a�s�t�i�a�n�,� �N�o�u�f�a�l� �N�a�h�e�e�m� �K�o�t�t�e�k�k�a�d�a�n�,� �T�o�n�e�y� �K�.� �T�h�o�m�a�s� �a�n�d� �M�o�h�a�m�m�e�d� �N�i�y�a�s� �K�.� �K�.�17 Gay and lesbian parented families’ holidays: the role of pride/shame in travel motivations and destination choice 255R�o�d�r�i�g�o� �L�u�c�e�n�a�PART V CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN FAMILY TRAVEL18 Family violence on family holidays: the Christmas gift nobody wants 273E�l�i�s�a� �Z�e�n�t�v�e�l�d�19 The myth of empty time: analyzing the social functions of school vacations in France 285B�e�r�t�r�a�n�d� �R�éa�u�20 Thriving children on vacation: using positive psychology to understand the benefits of family vacations 292J�o�h�n� �C�o�f�f�e�y�,� �S�h�o�r�e� �J�e�l�o�d�a�r�i� �a�n�d� �M�o�j�i� �S�h�a�h�v�a�l�i�21 Putting the fur into family tourism: the rise of furry friends 306N�e�i�l� �C�a�r�r�22 The future of children and family tourism research: a cognitive model 317H�e�i�k�e� �S�c�h�än�z�e�l�,� �M�o�n�a� �Y�a�n�g� �a�n�d� �C�a�t�h�e�r�y�n� �K�h�o�o�