The tourist experience of domestic VFR travellers: the case of Hungary
| Autor: | Dániel Balizs, Noémi Kulcsár, Anita Zátori, Judit T. Nagy, Gábor Michalkó |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Visiting friends and relatives media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Geography Planning and Development Perspective (graphical) Domestic tourism Context (language use) Advertising Tourism Leisure and Hospitality Management 0502 economics and business 050211 marketing Sociology 050212 sport leisure & tourism Tourism media_common |
| Zdroj: | Current Issues in Tourism. 22:1437-1459 |
| ISSN: | 1747-7603 1368-3500 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13683500.2017.1371117 |
| Popis: | Visiting friends and relatives (VFR) is the main driver of domestic travel in many countries. This study is one of the first to analyse VFR travel from a perspective of tourist experience. This study aims to investigate the complex dynamics behind VFR-related travel, especially in aspects of trip activities and tourist experience formation. Based on a survey (N = 879) examining domestic VFR travellers’ trip activities in Hungary, the paper discusses the formation of a tourist experience in context of short-haul domestic VFR travel, especially the role of influencing factors. The results reveal differences between the segments with trip motivation of visiting friends (VF) and visiting relatives (VR) – the two main types of VFR tourists. It was found that independent variables such as VF, staying for longer and participating in leisure and tourism-type activities have a positive effect on tourist experience evolvement; however, factors such as VR, being rather passive during such a visit and focusing on soc... |
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