This cutting-edge international book brings together leading experts’ latest research in the field of family tourism by adding to its underdeveloped knowledge base. It highlights the infancy of academic family tourism research and addresses future implications and theoretical debates about the place of families within tourism.

Foreword Part 1 The Context of Family Tourism 1 Introduction: Families in Tourism Research - Heike Schänzel 2 Society and Ideology: Changes in Family Time Perceptions with Implications for Tourism - Heike Schänzel 3 Family Tourism, Demography and Social Trends: An Analysis of the UK Market - Ian Yeoman, Una McMahon-Beattie, Damian Lord and Luke Parker-Hodds 4 UK Family Tourism: Past, Present and Future Challenges - Carol Southall  Part 2 The Experiences of Family Tourism 5 The Inclusion of Fathers, Children and the Family Group into Tourism Research on Families - Heike Schänzel 6 VFR Travel: Why Marketing to Aunty Betty Matters - Elisa Backer 7 The Value of Social Tourism for Disadvantaged Families - Lynn Minnaert 8 The Stress of the Family Holiday - Elisa Backer and Heike Schänzel 9 Gay and Lesbian Families and Tourism - Howard Hughes and Carol Southall  Part 3 The Futures of Family Tourism 10 Consumer Kids and Tourists: Creative Marketing a City to Young Tourists - Sally Webster 11 Investigating the ‘Family Lifecycle’ Model in Tourism - Elisa Backer 12 The Future of Families’ Tourism: A Cognitive Mapping Approach - Ian Yeoman and Heike Schänzel

The family, in many countries, is in a state of flux and their vacation patterns have changed significantly in recent years. This book provides a comprehensive picture of the family on holiday, past, present and future. The authors fill a gaping hole in the academic and practitioner literature and this book will be an invaluable resource for students and professionals alike.