Essays about: "migrant hosts"

Found 3 essays containing the words migrant hosts.

1. 1. VFR Leisure Experiences of Italians and Chinese in Sweden  : A New Study Approach to Migrants’ Personal Networks Influence on Place Participation During (im)mobility Times

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Sara Fiorella Viviana Licata; [2022]
   Keywords : Highly skilled migrants; Chinese; Italians; Sweden; Personal networks; Immobility; VFR tourism; Place participation; Multicultural societies;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the Visit Friends and Relatives (VFR) tourism experiences of highly skilled first-generation Italians and Chinese in Sweden. It focuses on personal networks influence on migrant hosts’ interaction and participation in the place and how the Covid-19 global immobility has changed the dynamics and the feelings towards the place. READ MORE

3. 2. Host Communities and the Refugee Crisis A Case Study of Kos Island, Greece

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Eleni Maria Rozali; [2016]
   Keywords : refugee; migrant; guest; hospitality; tourism; host community; media; representation; Greece; development; communication;

   Abstract : During an extraordinary political current event, how does a host community’s reputation change, and how does the media attempt to influence public opinion towards, or away from, such a destination? What is the host community’s perception of and response to these representations? This topical study explores the effects of the media on a refugee host community, through the conceptualization of the host and the discourse of hospitality. Significant to this study is the framing of tourism as a cultural exchange and expression, how hosts and guests view the realm of “place” and boundaries, and the volatility of the tourism industry with regards to communication mediums, socioeconomic and current events. READ MORE

4. 3. More Than a Family Reunion: An Ethnographic Study of Chinese Migrant Hosts in Visiting Friends and Relatives Tourism

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

   Author : Rui Liu; [2015]
   Keywords : kinesiska migranter; släktskap; VFR-turism; värdskap; Southern Sweden; Chinese; hospitality; Visiting friends and relatives tourism; migrant hosts; kinship; MACA; södra Sverige; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis offers an ethnographic study of the co-present encounters between Chinese migrant hosts and the guests from their home country. It aims to contribute to the qualitative research on the visiting friends and relatives (VFR) phenomenon and to deliver insights to the tourism industry in terms of hosting strategies and the construction of a hospitable space. READ MORE