TY  - GEN
T1  - A review of family influences on travel decision making
A1  - Osman, Fatin Nurul Atiqah
A2  - Mohd Radzi, Salleh
LA  - English
PB  - CRC Press
YR  - 2015
UL  - http://discoverylib.upm.edu.my/discovery/Record/oai:psasir.upm.edu.my:47102
AB  - Worldwide, there are an increasing number of  tourists travelling abroad together as a family, with family members ranging from 3 to 7 persons, and 3 to 50 years of  age. These groups of  family tourists have illustrated some unique needs which entail further investigation if  industry players were to meet and satisfy their needs more effectively. This paper reviews the existing literature on family decision making, paying attention to specific requirements of  family needs while travelling. Specific needs of  this type of  tourists include children-friendly menus, kids clubs, family travel packages, family-friendly environment, and wellness facilities for family members of  different age groups etc. The paper reviews existing 
tourism typologies and concluded that there is a need to develop a new typology for family tourists. This paper proposes three new dimensions for tourist typologies, i.e. cultural-influence (religion), customer characteristic (stage in family life cycle) and destination services (family-friendly facilities).
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