Beyond Backpacker Tourism: Mobilities and Experiences »

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.

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.

1 From Backpacking to Flashpacking: Developments in Backpacker Tourism Research Kevin Hannam Hannam, Kevin Anya Diekmann Diekmann, Anya 1

2 Not Such a Rough or Lonely Planet? Backpacker Tourism: An Academic Journey Mark P. Hampton Hampton, Mark P. 8

3 Flashpacking in Fiji: Reframing the 'Global Nomad' in a Developing Destination Jeff Jarvis Jarvis, Jeff Victoria Peel Peel, Victoria 21

4 The Virtualization of Backpacker Culture: Virtual Mooring, Sustained Interactions and Enhanced Mobilities Cody Paris Paris, Cody 40

5 Reconceptualising Lifestyle Travellers: Contemporary 'Drifters' Scott Cohen Cohen, Scott 64

6 Backpacker Hostels: Place and Performance Michael O'Regan O'Regan, Michael 85

7 Euro-railing: A Mobile-ethnography of Backpacker Train Travel James Johnson Johnson, James 102

8 Budget Backpackers Testing Comfort Zones in Mongolia Claudia Bell Bell, Claudia 114

9 Lesbian Backpacker Travel Experiences in New Zealand Linda Myers Myers, Linda 126

10 Backpackers as Volunteer Tourists: Evidence from Tanzania Kath Laythorpe Laythorpe, Kath 140

11 Backpackers in Norway: Landscapes, Ties and Platforms Gareth Butler Butler, Gareth 153

12 Town of 1770, Australia: The Creation of a New Backpacker Brand Peter Welk Welk, Peter 169

13 A Clash of Cultures or Definitions? Complexity and Backpacker Tourism in Residential Communities Robyn Bushell Bushell, Robyn Kay Anderson Anderson, Kay 187

14 Towards Strategic Planning for an Emerging Backpacker Tourism Destination: The South African Experience Christian Rogerson Rogerson, Christian 203

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