Backpacker Tourism and Economic Development: Perspectives from the Less Developed World

ISBN-13: 9781138081871 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 166 str.

Mark P. Hampton

Opis

This volume provides a focused review of the economic development impacts of backpacker tourism in developing regions furthering knowledge on how backpacker tourism can play a crucial role in development strategies in these areas. It firstly reviews backpacker origins with a detailed examination of their ‘hippy’ predecessors on the overland trail, before discussing the emergence of modern backpackers including social and cultural aspects, and how new technologies are changing experience. It then analyzes the powerful economic development impacts of backpackers on local host communities in cities and rural areas with a special focus on coastal destinations.

Spis treści

1. What is Backpacker Tourism?  2. Cultural and Social Aspects of Backpackers  3. Who Wins, Who Loses? Backpacker Tourism and Economic Development  4. Guest Houses and Tattoo Parlours: Backpackers in Cities  5. The Beach and Full Moon Parties: Backpackers at the Coast  6. Policy Implications and Conclusions

O autorze

Mark P. Hampton is Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management at the University of Kent, and Director of the Centre for Tourism in Islands and Coastal Areas (CENTICA).