ContentsA foreword for the Handbook on Children and Family Tourism by Alain Brosius xv1 Introduction to the Handbook on Children and Family Tourism 1Heike Schänzel, Mona Yang and Catheryn KhooPART I CHILD-CENTRIC TOURISM RESEARCH2 From research ''on'' to research ''with'' children: what can childism offer to tourism studies? 9Antonia Canosa, Julia N. Albrecht, Fathimath Shiraani and Eliza Raymond3 Travel during childhood: exploring children''s contact with host communities 21Eliza Raymond, Ina Reichenberger and Karen Smith4 Play-based ecotourism experiences for children: a tri-method approach 37Jenny Panchal and Farima Fehrest5 Exploring interest-based learning: children''s perceptions of learning during family travel 58Zhuxian (Zoey) Li, Xiaoming Zhang, Charles Arcodia, Elaine Chiao Ling Yang and Truc H. LePART II EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY IN FAMILY TRAVEL6 Tourist-children and environmental education: a path towards sustainable tourism 75Marta Fundoni7 Sustainable family travel: how children can help 93Rachel Dodds and Richard W. ButlerPART III GLOBAL FAMILY TOURISM DYNAMICS8 The lingering impacts of the pandemic on children: the value of family travel in the US 105Lynn Minnaert9 Family tourism perspectives from India and Bangladesh: exploring motivations, challenges, and effects 119MohammadBadruddozaTalukder,SanjeevKumarandKamarunMuhsina10 Family tourism perceptions: are there differences between Portuguese fathers and mothers? 135JoanaLimaandCelesteEusébio11 More than a getaway: unpacking the motivations and quality of life of South African mothers on family vacations 155RosaNaudé-PotgieterPART IV INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY IN FAMILY TOURISM12 It is hard but can be wonderful: families traveling with children with disabilities 174CelesteEusébio,MariaJoãoCarneiroandFilipaBrandão13 Travel our way: compassionate journeys for children, caregivers, and families travelling with an eating disorder 196YanaWengelandUdithaRamanayake14 Enabling autism-friendly tourism: families with children with autism spectrum disorder 211FauzunnasirahFazil,NoordeyanaTambiandSusheelJoginderSingh15 Negotiating disabling barriers to tourism mobility: families travelling with children who use wheelchairs 226EmmaLandby16 Travelling for the ''gifted'': neuro-inclusive family holidays 240RiginSebastian,NoufalNaheemKottekkadan,ToneyK.ThomasandMohammedNiyasK.K.17 Gay and lesbian parented families'' holidays: the role of pride/shame in travel motivations and destination choice 255RodrigoLucenaPART V CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN FAMILY TRAVEL18 Family violence on family holidays: the Christmas gift nobody wants 273ElisaZentveld19 The myth of empty time: analyzing the social functions of school vacations in France 285BertrandRéau20 Thriving children on vacation: using positive psychology to understand the benefits of family vacations 292JohnCoffey,ShoreJelodariandMojiShahvali21 Putting the fur into family tourism: the rise of furry friends 306NeilCarr22 The future of children and family tourism research: a cognitive model 317HeikeSchänzel,MonaYangandCatherynKhoo.