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Writing the dark side of travel

Writing the dark side of travel Book Reviews 127 parenting of grandchildren to change household composition, but do we know the statistics in comparison with older sibling babysitting? Family is still defined as blood relation. However, we do see more social parenting by non-blood relations. This and subsequent chapters’ primary conclusion is that tourism businesses need to involve children more. Expected travel benefits for families appear throughout the book. These include medic- inal/health, educational, experiential, fun, relaxation, togetherness, perspective, etc. One study partitioned experiences of fathers as initiators, mothers as custodians, and children who may have a better experience with their peers. And, actually, when we consider the family resort hotel experience, does it seem that adults and (sometimes resentful) children daily go their own separate ways? A chapter is dedicated to VFR (visiting friends and relatives) travel, as the book suggests is the most common type of family travel. Though an important part of tourism economy, less susceptible to downturns, VFR is likely not considered a serious market by the industry. Chapter 7 focuses on the value of social tourism increasing family capital for the disadvantaged. Another chapter reviews a study on the stress of the family holiday. While almost half of the respondents http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change Taylor & Francis

Writing the dark side of travel

Olsen, Daniel H.
Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change , Volume 11 (1-2): 3 – Jun 1, 2013
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Taylor & Francis
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Copyright Daniel H. Olsen
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1747-7654
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1476-6825
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10.1080/14766825.2012.750028
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Book Reviews 127 parenting of grandchildren to change household composition, but do we know the statistics in comparison with older sibling babysitting? Family is still defined as blood relation. However, we do see more social parenting by non-blood relations. This and subsequent chapters’ primary conclusion is that tourism businesses need to involve children more. Expected travel benefits for families appear throughout the book. These include medic- inal/health, educational, experiential, fun, relaxation, togetherness, perspective, etc. One study partitioned experiences of fathers as initiators, mothers as custodians, and children who may have a better experience with their peers. And, actually, when we consider the family resort hotel experience, does it seem that adults and (sometimes resentful) children daily go their own separate ways? A chapter is dedicated to VFR (visiting friends and relatives) travel, as the book suggests is the most common type of family travel. Though an important part of tourism economy, less susceptible to downturns, VFR is likely not considered a serious market by the industry. Chapter 7 focuses on the value of social tourism increasing family capital for the disadvantaged. Another chapter reviews a study on the stress of the family holiday. While almost half of the respondents

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Published: Jun 1, 2013

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