Some benefits of migrants' return visits to Ghana
Asiedu, A.
Population, Space and Place 11(1): 1-11
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 1544-8444 DOI: 10.1002/psp.350Document Number: 240553
This paper explores some of the benefits associated with expatriates' temporary return visits to Ghana. These return trips to one's place of origin or birth, commonly referred to as 'visiting friends and relatives' (VFR) tourism, represent one of the major outcomes of the migration-tourism nexus. The benefits assessed in this study relate to donations, expenditures and investments made in Ghana by these visiting expatriates. The study uses two datasets derived from (1) newspaper content analyses (covering 2001-02) on donations made in Ghana by visiting non-resident Ghanaians, and (2) a questionnaire survey conducted in 2000 in the UK among 147 expatriate Ghanaians on their expenditure and investment outlays during their most recent visit to Ghana. A number of pertinent issues are investigated, including those that relate to the quantity, timing and beneficiaries of donations, as well as their spatial distribution and their potential for poverty alleviation.
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