" A decade after the first edition of this book established itself as one of the major books that
covered the nature of the demand for tourism, and the implications of that demand, this …

Backpackers have shifted from the margins of the travel industry into the global spotlight.
This volume explores the international backpacker phenomenon, drawing together different …

This study examined travel motivations of Chinese backpackers and classified Chinese
backpackers according to their travel motivations and related demographics. The study …

This research note reports a summary of the results of a survey carried out with the support
of the Scottish Youth Hostel Association (SYHA). The focus of this research was to gain a …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to deconstruct the backpacker label by reconstructing it
using the historical antecedent of drifting. Following the deconstruction of backpacking's …

This paper addresses the issue of the budget traveler (backpacker) as compared to
mainstream tourists, highlighting travel motivations, subjective judgments of risk, tourist …

Primary data were collected by carrying out interviews with 20 experienced backpackers
from seven countries. As a result, 15 critical backpackers' requirements were identified and …

This paper reports the findings of a study of 475 backpackers in the Northern Territory of
Australia. It finds that backpackers tend to visit many of the same locations as other tourists …

Backpacker identity has attracted growing attention in backpacker tourism research.
However, there still lacks a valid scale to measure backpacker identity. Guided by Social …

Despite the provision of'green'tourism products, research has failed to specifically explore
tourists' environmental behaviour in terms of ecotourism purchases within a holiday …