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Abstract
Grandtravel, a growing but under-researched aspect of family tourism, appears to be a rich site for exploring temporal and emotional dimensions of tourism. This interpretive study draws on interviews with grandparents and grandchildren in Denmark and New Zealand to explore the meanings, emotions and experiences associated with grandtravel. In both contexts, we suggest that this particular form of family holiday contributed to individual and intergenerational wellbeing. Specifically, we characterise grandtravel as offering fun time, finite time and also legacy time. Each time was associated with particular affective flows including joy; loss and acceptance; and hope and confidence. These affective flows fostered playmate, poignant and continuing bonds between grandparents and grandchildren, contributing to their wellbeing in multiple ways.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 102769 |
Journal | Annals of Tourism Research |
Volume | 79 |
ISSN | 0160-7383 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2019 |
Keywords
- Affective flows
- Family emotions
- Family holidays
- Family time
- Grandtravel
- Intergenerational family bonds
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Consumption and intergenerational relationships. Broadening interpretive research on family consumption by focusing on the grandparent-parent-grandchild relationship
Gram, M., O'Donohoe, S., Marchant, C., Schänzel, H. & Kastarinen, A.
02/01/2017 → 30/10/2022
Project: Research
Research output
- 30 Citations
- 1 Comment/debate
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Corrigendum to “Fun time, finite time. Temporal and emotional dimensions of grandtravel experience” [Annals of Tourism Research vol. 79 (2019) article number 102769] (Annals of Tourism Research (2019) 79, (S0160738319301264), (10.1016/j.annals.2019.102769))
Gram, M., O'Donohoe, S., Schänzel, H., Marchant, C. & Kastarinen, A., Nov 2020, In: Annals of Tourism Research. 85, 102949.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)