Essays about: "VFR Tourism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words VFR Tourism.

  1. 1. Taking off the Tourism Hat : An Exploratory Analysis of Bi-national Partnerships in the Swedish Tourism-migration Nexus

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

    Author : Emma Eliasson; [2023]
    Keywords : Tourism-migration nexus; residential mobility; migration; homecoming; partnership;

    Abstract : What is the definition of being a tourist, and when do you stop being one? Does it depend on your intention or duration of a visit, or is it when you are no longer legally regarded as such? The definition of tourism is slowly changing. Some types of tourism already transcend tourism’s traditional boundaries, such as Visiting Friends and Relatives [VFR] travel. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. Chilean diaspora in Sweden & the effects of social media platforms on their desire to travel back

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Turismvetenskap

    Author : Patricia Ramirez; [2022]
    Keywords : Diaspora Tourism; Sweden; Second Generation; Third Generation; Social Media Platforms; Chile;

    Abstract : This study examines what role, impact and relationship social media platforms have on second and third generation Chilean diaspora that are living in Sweden when traveling back to Chile. The study uses thematic analysis and 25 qualitative semi-structured interviews with second and third generation Chilean diaspora members, whose age is between 25 and 50 and who has traveled to Chile or are planning to travel there. READ MORE

  5. 4. Social media effects on diaspora tourism : A case study on second generation of Iranian immigrants in Stockholm

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Turismvetenskap

    Author : Paria Izadi; [2020]
    Keywords : Diaspora Tourism; Stockholm; Second Generation; Social Media; Iran;

    Abstract : The impact of social media in tourism industry is significant. This study examines the role, impact, and relationship of social media platforms among second generation Iranian Swedish in Stockholm as a segment of tourism market when travelling to Iran. READ MORE

  6. 5. 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