Backpacker tourism: concepts and profiles

Abstract

1. Introduction: Conceptualising and Profiling Backpacker Tourism - Kevin Hannam (University of Sunderland, UK) and Irena Ateljevic (Wageningen University Landscape Centre, The Netherlands)CONCEPTUALISING BACKPACKER TOURISM 2. Suspending Reality: An exploration of enclaves and the backpacker Experience - Julie Wilson (University of the West of England, UK)and Greg Richards (Tourism Research and Marketing, Spain) 3. The Social Psychological Interface of Tourism and Independent Travel - Petri Hottola (University of Joensuu, Finland) 4. Sustainability Research and Backpacker Studies: Intersections and mutual insights - Phillip Pearce (James Cook University, Australia) 5. Are Backpackers Ethical Tourists? - Clare Speed (University of Strathclyde) and Annabel Hartnell (University of Strathclyde, UK) 6. The Lonely Planet Myth: Backpacker bible and travel survival kit - Peter Welk (Australia) 7. Challenging the Tourist-Other Dualism: Gender, backpackers and the embodiment of tourism research - Erica Wilson (Southern Cross University, Australia) and Irena Ateljevic (Wageningen University Landscape Centre, The Netherlands)PROFILING BACKPACKER TOURISM 8. Van tour and Doing a Contiki: Grand backpacker tours of Europe - Jude Wilson, David Fisher and Kevin Moore (Lincoln University, New Zealand) 9. Uncovering the International Backpackers to Malaysia - Lee Tze Ian and Ghazali Musa (University of Malaya, Malaysia) 10. Exploring the Motivations of Backpackers: The case of South Africa - Christine Niggel (Germany) and Angela Benson (University of Brighton, UK) 11. Study Backpackers: Australia's short-stay international student travellers - Jeff Jarvis and Victoria Peel (Monash University, Australia) 12. Women as Backpacker Tourists: A feminist analysis of destination choice and social identities from the UK - Linda Myers and Kevin Hannam (University of Sunderland, UK) 13. The Backpacking Journey of Israeli Women in Mid-Life - Darya Maoz (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) 14. Intra-Community Tensions in Backpacker Enclaves: Sydney's Bondi Beach - Julie Wilson (University of the West of England, UK), Greg Richards (Tourism Research and Marketing, Spain) and Ian MacDonnell (University of Technology, Australia ) 15. Perceptions of Backpacker Accommodation Facilities: A comparative study of Scotland and New Zealand - Jenny Cave (The University of Waikato, New Zealand), Maree Thyne (The Robert Gordon University, UK) and Chris Ryan (The University of Waikato, New Zealand) 16. Conclusion: Towards a Critical Agenda for Backpacker Tourism - Irena Ateljevic and Kevin Hannam