The backpacker tourist : a contemporary perspective

Previously viewed as a relatively small group of errant travellers rooted in counter-cultural ideas, backpackers have now become a powerful tourist sector of predominantly young travellers, planning and preparing their own trips, and looking for direct cultural contact, novelty and spontaneity all a...

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Main Authors Martins, Márcio Ribeiro (Author), Costa, Rui Augusto da (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022.
SeriesThe tourist experience
Subjects
Backpacking.
Tourists.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781802622577
DOI10.1108/9781802622553
Physical Description1 online resource (140 pages).

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: Backpacker tourism, a contemporary overview
  • Chapter 2. Concepts and segments of backpacker tourists
  • Chapter 3. Backpackers' socio-demographic characteristics, travel organization and the impact of new technologies
  • Chapter 4. Backpackers' travel motivations
  • Chapter 5. Space-time perspectives of backpacker tourists
  • Chapter 6. Conclusions: The future of backpacker tourists and managerial implications.

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