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Family perspectives on social hospitality dimensions while on holiday

Sch�nzel, Heike A; Lynch, Paul A; Schanzel, Heike; Lynch, Paul

Authors

Heike A Sch�nzel

Paul A Lynch

Heike Schanzel

Paul Lynch



Abstract

This article focuses on neglected social hospitality dimensions of food and accommodation on family holidays. Holidays signify concentrated periods of family time not only allowing for more shared food experiences but also necessitating more confined living spaces compared to home. A whole-family methodology was used as a critical and holistic approach to understand the holiday experiences of 10 families. Positive and negative memories of hospitality encounters for different family members are illustrated through the emotive concepts of commensality and spatiality highlighting their embodied, visible and interactive aspects. Family meals take on symbolic and publicly celebrated characteristics, whereas shared accommodation space is privately contested. The theoretical implications of the antithetical nature of family hospitality dimensions are further discussed and the family tourism research agenda is further developed.

Citation

Lynch, P. A., Schänzel, H. A., Schanzel, H., & Lynch, P. (2016). Family perspectives on social hospitality dimensions while on holiday. Tourist Studies, 16(2), 133-150. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468797615594742

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 20, 2015
Online Publication Date Jul 20, 2015
Publication Date 2016-06
Deposit Date Jun 2, 2015
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Tourist Studies
Print ISSN 1468-7976
Electronic ISSN 1741-3206
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 16
Issue 2
Pages 133-150
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1468797615594742
Keywords accommodation space; children; commensality; embodiment; family holiday experiences; memories; social hospitality; sociality; spatiality; whole-family methodology;
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/8375
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468797615594742

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DOI: 10.1177/1468797615594742




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