VFR TRAVEL AND COVID-19 IMPACTS: THE SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERIENCE
COVID-19 had major negative consequences globally for travel for visits to friends and relatives (VFR), which is an under-researched segment of tourism. This paper responds to the need for extended research on VFR travel by examining the impacts of COVID-19 on the VFR sector and its spatial imprin...
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| description | COVID-19 had major negative consequences globally for travel for visits to friends and relatives (VFR), which is an
under-researched segment of tourism. This paper responds to the need for extended research on VFR travel by examining the
impacts of COVID-19 on the VFR sector and its spatial imprint in South Africa. VFR travel sector was second only to business
travel in terms of the negative impacts of COVID-19 restrictions imposed in South Africa. An uneven geography is observed of
the impact of COVID-19 on VFR travel mobilities. Using data on VFR trips and bednights the analysis discloses the greatest
absolute declines in VFR travel occurred in South Africa’s major metropolitan areas. By contrast, in terms of the relative decline
and local impacts for destinations of the COVID-19 hollowing out of VFR travel a different pattern emerges. The worst affected
spaces were remote, mainly rural localities which are in South Africa’s poorest and most economically distressed areas.
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| spelling | doaj.art-63f869be36f348dd9a36fe934e3e67f42023-10-04T07:33:41ZengEditura Universităţii din OradeaGeo Journal of Tourism and Geosites2065-08172023-06-01482 supplement71772410.30892/gtg.482spl05-1071VFR TRAVEL AND COVID-19 IMPACTS: THE SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERIENCEChristian M. ROGERSON0Jayne M. ROGERSON1School of Tourism and Hospitality, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa, e-mail, chrismr@uj.ac.zaSchool of Tourism and Hospitality, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa, e-mail jayner@uj.ac.zaCOVID-19 had major negative consequences globally for travel for visits to friends and relatives (VFR), which is an under-researched segment of tourism. This paper responds to the need for extended research on VFR travel by examining the impacts of COVID-19 on the VFR sector and its spatial imprint in South Africa. VFR travel sector was second only to business travel in terms of the negative impacts of COVID-19 restrictions imposed in South Africa. An uneven geography is observed of the impact of COVID-19 on VFR travel mobilities. Using data on VFR trips and bednights the analysis discloses the greatest absolute declines in VFR travel occurred in South Africa’s major metropolitan areas. By contrast, in terms of the relative decline and local impacts for destinations of the COVID-19 hollowing out of VFR travel a different pattern emerges. The worst affected spaces were remote, mainly rural localities which are in South Africa’s poorest and most economically distressed areas. https://gtg.webhost.uoradea.ro/PDF/GTG-2spl-2023/gtg.482spl05-1071.pdfvfr travelcovid-19 impactsramificationafrica tourismsouth africa |
| spellingShingle | Christian M. ROGERSON Jayne M. ROGERSON VFR TRAVEL AND COVID-19 IMPACTS: THE SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERIENCE Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites vfr travel covid-19 impacts ramification africa tourism south africa |
| title | VFR TRAVEL AND COVID-19 IMPACTS: THE SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERIENCE |
| title_full | VFR TRAVEL AND COVID-19 IMPACTS: THE SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERIENCE |
| title_fullStr | VFR TRAVEL AND COVID-19 IMPACTS: THE SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERIENCE |
| title_full_unstemmed | VFR TRAVEL AND COVID-19 IMPACTS: THE SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERIENCE |
| title_short | VFR TRAVEL AND COVID-19 IMPACTS: THE SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERIENCE |
| title_sort | vfr travel and covid 19 impacts the south african experience |
| topic | vfr travel covid-19 impacts ramification africa tourism south africa |
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