A Conceptual Framework of Visiting Friends and Relatives

Sevinc Aslan () and Mithat Zeki Di̇ncer
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Sevinc Aslan: Tourism Management, Faculty of Economics, İstanbul University, Fatih 34452 İstanbul, Turkey
Mithat Zeki Di̇ncer: Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics, İstanbul University, Fatih 34452 İstanbul, Turkey

Journal of Tourismology, 2018, vol. 4, issue 1, 21-34

Abstract: Because of long working hours and the perplexity brought about by city life, individuals have less time to devote to their family and friends. This means that they want to spend their leisure time with them. Individuals visit their friends and relatives as a means of socio-cultural life. As a result, new travel / tourism types such as “Visiting Friends and Relatives” have been formed due to such interactions. Although VFR travel has been known for many years, it is a newly discovered phenomenon. Also, as a category of travel / tourism it is difficult to get enough information about it. Given the fact that there are a significant number of travelers in the world visiting families and friends, it is important, that VFR travel / tourism potential should be taken into consideration. For this purpose, this study will try to draw a comprehensive framework by focusing on VFR travel / tourism concept.

Keywords: Visiting friends and relatives; VFR Travel; Visiting; Hosting; Migration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.26650/jot.2018.4.1.0003

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