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Fun Time, Finite Time: Temporal and Emotional Dimensions of Grandtravel Experiences

Gram, M; O'Donohoe, S; Schanzel, H; Marchant, C; Kastarinen, A
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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.
Keywords
Grandtravel; Family holidays; Family time; Family emotions; Affective flows; Intergenerational family bonds
Date
2019
Source
Annals of Tourism Research, 79, 102769.
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Journal Article
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Elsevier Masson
DOI
10.1016/j.annals.2019.102769
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160738319301264
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Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in (see Citation). Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. The definitive version was published in (see Citation). The original publication is available at (see Publisher's Version).

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