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    Interactive mobilities: Conceptualising VFR tourism of international students

    Tran, Nguyen Diem My; Moore, Kevin; Shone, Michael C.
    Abstract
    The relationship between tourism and migration that has resulted from increasing global mobility is a complex phenomenon. As part of that phenomenon, research has shown a strong connection between international education, particularly at the tertiary level, and tourism. In particular, international students have been found to have a strong impact on the tourism industry of their study country. This paper investigates a specific form of tourism in which international students are involved: Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR) tourism. It details an initial conceptual understanding of the relationship between international students and VFR tourism. A conceptual framework is developed to help illustrate this relationship, highlight new avenues for research, and indicate how this relationship connects with the wider tourism-migration literature. The framework suggests that the interface between VFR tourism and international students can be explained through a number of aspects, two of which are addressed in the paper: VFR travel behaviour and host–guest dynamics in VFR tourism of international students. These aspects are analysed throughout the pre-, during, and post study periods. The paper sheds further light on emerging VFR related concepts - such as VFR tourism in a third place - as well as theories regarding the notion of hosts and guests in the modern mobile world. Suggestions for future research are also provided.... [Show full abstract]
    Keywords
    international students; VFR tourism; host–guest relationship; mobility; Host-guest relationship
    Fields of Research
    1504 Commercial Services; 1506 Tourism
    Date
    2018-06
    Type
    Journal Article
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    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2018.04.002
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    © 2018 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of CAUTHE - Council for Australasian Tourism And Hospitality Education
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    Tran, My. N.D., Moore, K., & Shone, M. C. (2018). Interactive mobilities: Conceptualising VFR tourism of international students. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 35, 85-91. doi: 10.1016/j.jhtm.2018.04.002
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