期刊
WORLDWIDE HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM THEMES
卷 11, 期 2, 页码 226-234出版社
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/WHATT-11-2018-0074
关键词
Children; New Zealand; Family; Innovative solutions; Luxury lodges
Purpose - The purpose of the paper is to explore innovative solutions to the challenge of creating a family environment without children in luxury lodges in New Zealand. Design/methodology/approach - In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with guests, staff and managers in a luxury lodge that excludes children. An interpretivist analysis of interviewees' comments was undertaken. Findings - Guests at the childless lodge talked about the serenity and peace they experienced during their stay, and particularly the meal experiences. They thought that not having children on the premises is an advantage for this experience. Lodge managers said that not admitting children is their point of difference for the market that they are targeting. Research limitations/implications - This research contributes to the emerging research theme of family tourism and extends the concept of family tourismto include family units without children. Practical implications - There are significant practical implications in terms of industry approaches to creating a family atmosphere in luxury accommodation without children. Social implications - That a family atmosphere does not need to include children and enables luxury accommodation to cater to a diverse range of family units. There are also implications for social diversity beyond the traditional assumptions of the nuclear family. Originality/value - The exclusion of children from luxury lodges is certainly not new, but the concept of maintaining a family environment without children is innovative and worth investigating to consider the wider implications of the paradox of family without children.
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