Beyond Backpacker Tourism

Mobilities and Experiences

AvKevin Hannam,Anya Diekmann

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

Del 21 i serien Tourism and Cultural Change

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Beskrivning

Building on previous work on backpacking, this book takes the analysis of backpacker tourism further by engaging both with new theoretical debates into tourism experiences and mobilities as well as with new empirical phenomena such as the rise of the ‘flashpacker’ and alternative destinations. Chapters include material on flashpacking, the virtualization of backpacker culture, the re-conceptualisation of lifestyle travellers, backpackers as volunteer tourists, as well as backpackers' experiences of hostels, mobilities and their policy implications. It sets a new benchmark for the study of independent travel in the contemporary world.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-02-02
Mått:148 x 210 x 19 mm
Vikt:448 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Tourism and Cultural Change
Antal sidor:241
Förlag:Channel View Publications Ltd
ISBN:9781845411312

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Servicesektorn inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Kevin Hannam is Chair of the ATLAS Backpacker Research Group (BRG). He is currently Professor of Tourism Development at the University of Sunderland, UK. He has published widely on tourism theory and is co-author of the text Understanding Tourism and co-editor of the journal Mobilities.Anya Diekmann is coordinator of ATLAS Europe. She is Assistant Professor at the IGEAT and co-director of LIToTeS (Laboratoire interdisciplinaire Tourisme, Territoire et Sociétés), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. Her publications include work on social tourism and aspects of cultural tourism with a particular focus on heritage and ethnic tourism.

Recensioner i media

This excellent edited collection by international scholars clearly demonstrates the ongoing research agenda of backpacking. It offers a critical contribution by engaging with the changing dynamics of backpacking and examines a range of complex issues. A delightful find in this book is that, not only are the mainstream destinations discussed but lesser known areas (such as: Mongolia, Tanzania and Norway) are evident and add to the book's richness.

Innehållsförteckning

1. From Backpacking to Flashpacking: Developments in Backpacker Tourism Research - Kevin Hannam and Anya Diekmann2. Not such a Rough or Lonely planet? Backpacker Tourism: An Academic Journey - Mark P. Hampton3. Flashpacking in Fiji: Reframing the ‘Global Nomad’ in a Developing Destination - Jeff Jarvis and Victoria Peel4. The Virtualization of Backpacker Culture: Virtual Mooring, Sustained Interactions, and Enhanced Mobilities - Cody Paris5. Re-Conceptualising Lifestyle Travellers: Contemporary ‘Drifters’ - Scott Cohen6. Backpacker Hostels: Place and Performance - Michael O’Regan7. Euro-railing: A Mobile-Ethnography of Backpacker Train Travel - James Johnson8. Budget Backpackers Testing Comfort Zones in Mongolia - Claudia Bell9. Lesbian Identities Backpacker Travel Experiences in New Zealand - Linda Myers10. Backpackers as Volunteer Tourists: Evidence from Tanzania - Kath Laythorpe11. Backpackers in Norway: Landscapes, Ties and Platforms - Gareth Butler12. Town of 1770, Australia: The Creation of a New Backpacker Brand - Peter Welk13. A Clash of Cultures or Definitions? Complexity and Backpacker Tourism in Residential Communities - Robyn Bushell and Kay Anderson14. Towards Strategic Planning for an Emerging Backpacker Tourism Destination: The South African Experience - Christian Rogerson