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Backpacker tourism: sustainable and purposeful? Investigating the
Abstract. Alternative tourism, particularly backpacker and volunteer tourism, has developed significantly in recent times. This rapid development has contributed to criticism of potential negative effects, notably of the environmental, cultural, economic and social impacts associated with backpacker tourism.
Environmental impact and sustainability of backpacker tourism
Backpacking is an increasingly popular, but sometimes controversial, activity in protected areas. Very few studies have examined the impacts associated with backpacker tourism in environmentally ...
Backpacker Tourism
Backpacker tourism is a form of modern tourism characterized by a combination of travel practices and discourses. These include lengthy travel duration (typically longer than annual holidays); flexible and individually planned itineraries; budget accommodation (with a preference for youth hostels and YMCAs); budget transportation (with a preference for local ground transportation modes ...
The mutual gaze: Host and guest perceptions of socio-cultural impacts
Within backpacker tourism literature, there is a research gap concerning hosts' and guests' perceptions of the impacts of backpacker tourism. According to some researchers ( Richards and Wilson, 2004b , Scheyvens, 2002 ), there is a limited knowledge on the impacts of backpacker tourism on local communities in less developed countries (LDCs).
The backpacker experience: a review and future research agenda
1. The Backpacker Experience: a review and future research agenda. The shifting nature of backpacking and its increasing heterogeneity hinder. attempts at deeper understandings required to keep ...
Experiences of Backpackers: An Overview of Publications
Backpacking tourism has been shown to have considerable economic, cultural, social, and environmental effects, resulting in numerous benefits for developing and developed countries. ... Duncan, T.: Host and backpacker perceptions of environmental impacts of backpacker tourism: a case study of the Yasawa Islands Fiji. Tour. Hospital. Res. 18(2 ...
Backpacker Tourism and Economic Development
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. First, it reviews the origins of the backpackers with a detailed examination of their "hippy" predecessors on the ...
The developmental impacts of backpacker tourism in South Africa
The sampled backpacker hostels maintained backpackers largely explains this difference. aa total of 25 1 permanent staff member, of whom 115 (46%) Backpacker tourists in South Africa are generally young. were male and 136 (54%) female. In terms of the age struc- men (52%) and women (48%), with 38% in the 21-25 years.
The developmental impacts of backpacker tourism in South Africa
Abstract. South Africa has recorded considerable growth in tourism activity over the past decade. In the light of the vast range of economic sectors that gain from tourism development, the national government has instituted a range of incentives and initiatives to stimulate tourism development, with the expansion of tourism infrastructure aimed ...
Host and backpacker perceptions of environmental impacts of backpacker
Supattra Sroypetch is a lecturer in the Department of Tourism at Khon Kaen University, Thailand. She has recently completed her PhD in Tourism at the University of Otago. Her PhD thesis titled 'Host and guest perceptions of backpacker tourism impacts on local communities: A case study of the Yasawa Group of Islands, Fiji'.Her research interests include backpacker tourism, tourism impacts and ...
Backpacker tourism and Third World development
Given the growing significance of the backpacker market and its impact on Third World societies, environments, and economies, further research into backpacking tourism is warranted. One important issue which could be explored is implications for local communities of the planned up-scaling, by some governments, of backpacker ghettos into luxury ...
The Backpacker Social Identity Makes Them More Sustainable
As the global tourism industry struggles to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, adventurous tourists, including backpackers, will play an important role in re-establishing tourism in…
Social identity positively impacts sustainable behaviors of backpackers
A survey of 400 backpackers is conducted within Cape Coast, a major tourism hub in Ghana, West Africa. Supporting seven out of eight hypotheses based on PLS-SEM, social identity has a positive effect on sustainable behavior, which in turn positively affects satisfaction suggesting that the more backpackers identify themselves with this group ...
The developmental impacts of backpacker tourism in South Africa
Despite backpacker tourism being largely ignored in national tourism development initiatives, backpacker tourism is increasingly popular in South Africa. This paper focuses on the recent proliferation of backpacker tourism in this country and seeks to convey the results of the first nation-wide exploration in this regard.
The challenges of developing backpacker tourism in South Africa: an
2. INTERNATIONAL DEBATES. Until the mid-1990s, there was limited international research into backpackers, the organisation of the backpacking industry or the impact of backpackers on destinations (Richards & Wilson, Citation 2004b, Citation c; Gladstone, Citation 2005).Although the foundation for backpacking research had been established in seminal studies by Cohen Citation (1974), Adler ...
Impact of Backpacker Tourists on the Social, Economic and ...
Backpacker tourists in the Ubud tourism area impact the economy, socio-culture, and the environment. The economic sector's impact includes the growth and development of local culinary businesses, tourism businesses in the field of cheap accommodation, the development of natural tourism businesses such as rafting, tracking, and cycling, which ...
The local development impacts of backpacker tourism ...
Courtney-Clarke, F., 2001: Economic impacts of backpacker tourism in Cape Town. Unpublished Honours Research Report, Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, University of Cape Town. Gibbons, S.M. and Selvarajah, C.T., 1994: A study of the international backpacker visitor to New Zealand: building a profile to assess value and ...
Tourism 'things': The travelling performance of the backpack
Abstract. The study of material culture is gathering momentum in tourism research. The following article illustrates the performance of the backpack in backpacking travel. On extended trips from home, backpackers depend on various objects and other material 'things' to guide and assist in their journeys. Amongst these 'things', the ...
Social identity positively impacts sustainable behaviors of backpackers
Abstract While backpacker social identity remains an important theme among tourism researchers, its influence on sustainable behaviors has received limited attention. We examine the impact of backpacker social identity on sustainable behavior based on both a structural modeling approach and regression analysis. A survey of 400 backpackers is conducted within Cape Coast, a major tourism hub in ...
Host perceptions of backpackers: Examining the ...
The widely-held recognition of negative impacts associated with mass tourism has created an interest in alternative forms of tourism (Gursoy et al., 2010, Lee, 2013), such as backpacker tourism which is considered to be more community-based and smaller scale (Ooi and Laing, 2010, Scheyvens, 2002).
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'Local tourism could enhance presence of high spenders rather than depend on backpackers' ... reflecting the increased profitability supported by economic stabilisation and the favourable impact of the declining interest rate environment. Our strong financial performance reinforces our role in contributing to the nation's recovery and ...
The Backpacker's Identity and Emotional Experience: A Systematic
Backpacking tourism is increasingly attracting the attention of young people and adults, and especially researchers. Therefore, this study aims to analyse and identify what the literature has addressed about backpackers' identity and emotional experience through a systematic literature review according to the PRISMA method, followed by bibliometric analysis.
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However, the youthfulness of backpackers largely explains this difference. Backpacker tourists in South Africa are generally young men (52%) and women (48%), with 38% in the 21-25 years age bracket and 26% in the 26-30 years age range. More significantly, 88% of all backpacker tourists are younger than 35.
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Abstract. Alternative tourism, particularly backpacker and volunteer tourism, has developed significantly in recent times. This rapid development has contributed to criticism of potential negative effects, notably of the environmental, cultural, economic and social impacts associated with backpacker tourism.
Backpacking is an increasingly popular, but sometimes controversial, activity in protected areas. Very few studies have examined the impacts associated with backpacker tourism in environmentally ...
Backpacker tourism is a form of modern tourism characterized by a combination of travel practices and discourses. These include lengthy travel duration (typically longer than annual holidays); flexible and individually planned itineraries; budget accommodation (with a preference for youth hostels and YMCAs); budget transportation (with a preference for local ground transportation modes ...
Within backpacker tourism literature, there is a research gap concerning hosts' and guests' perceptions of the impacts of backpacker tourism. According to some researchers ( Richards and Wilson, 2004b , Scheyvens, 2002 ), there is a limited knowledge on the impacts of backpacker tourism on local communities in less developed countries (LDCs).
1. The Backpacker Experience: a review and future research agenda. The shifting nature of backpacking and its increasing heterogeneity hinder. attempts at deeper understandings required to keep ...
Backpacking tourism has been shown to have considerable economic, cultural, social, and environmental effects, resulting in numerous benefits for developing and developed countries. ... Duncan, T.: Host and backpacker perceptions of environmental impacts of backpacker tourism: a case study of the Yasawa Islands Fiji. Tour. Hospital. Res. 18(2 ...
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. First, it reviews the origins of the backpackers with a detailed examination of their "hippy" predecessors on the ...
The sampled backpacker hostels maintained backpackers largely explains this difference. aa total of 25 1 permanent staff member, of whom 115 (46%) Backpacker tourists in South Africa are generally young. were male and 136 (54%) female. In terms of the age struc- men (52%) and women (48%), with 38% in the 21-25 years.
Abstract. South Africa has recorded considerable growth in tourism activity over the past decade. In the light of the vast range of economic sectors that gain from tourism development, the national government has instituted a range of incentives and initiatives to stimulate tourism development, with the expansion of tourism infrastructure aimed ...
Supattra Sroypetch is a lecturer in the Department of Tourism at Khon Kaen University, Thailand. She has recently completed her PhD in Tourism at the University of Otago. Her PhD thesis titled 'Host and guest perceptions of backpacker tourism impacts on local communities: A case study of the Yasawa Group of Islands, Fiji'.Her research interests include backpacker tourism, tourism impacts and ...
Given the growing significance of the backpacker market and its impact on Third World societies, environments, and economies, further research into backpacking tourism is warranted. One important issue which could be explored is implications for local communities of the planned up-scaling, by some governments, of backpacker ghettos into luxury ...
As the global tourism industry struggles to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, adventurous tourists, including backpackers, will play an important role in re-establishing tourism in…
A survey of 400 backpackers is conducted within Cape Coast, a major tourism hub in Ghana, West Africa. Supporting seven out of eight hypotheses based on PLS-SEM, social identity has a positive effect on sustainable behavior, which in turn positively affects satisfaction suggesting that the more backpackers identify themselves with this group ...
Despite backpacker tourism being largely ignored in national tourism development initiatives, backpacker tourism is increasingly popular in South Africa. This paper focuses on the recent proliferation of backpacker tourism in this country and seeks to convey the results of the first nation-wide exploration in this regard.
2. INTERNATIONAL DEBATES. Until the mid-1990s, there was limited international research into backpackers, the organisation of the backpacking industry or the impact of backpackers on destinations (Richards & Wilson, Citation 2004b, Citation c; Gladstone, Citation 2005).Although the foundation for backpacking research had been established in seminal studies by Cohen Citation (1974), Adler ...
Backpacker tourists in the Ubud tourism area impact the economy, socio-culture, and the environment. The economic sector's impact includes the growth and development of local culinary businesses, tourism businesses in the field of cheap accommodation, the development of natural tourism businesses such as rafting, tracking, and cycling, which ...
Courtney-Clarke, F., 2001: Economic impacts of backpacker tourism in Cape Town. Unpublished Honours Research Report, Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, University of Cape Town. Gibbons, S.M. and Selvarajah, C.T., 1994: A study of the international backpacker visitor to New Zealand: building a profile to assess value and ...
Abstract. The study of material culture is gathering momentum in tourism research. The following article illustrates the performance of the backpack in backpacking travel. On extended trips from home, backpackers depend on various objects and other material 'things' to guide and assist in their journeys. Amongst these 'things', the ...
Abstract While backpacker social identity remains an important theme among tourism researchers, its influence on sustainable behaviors has received limited attention. We examine the impact of backpacker social identity on sustainable behavior based on both a structural modeling approach and regression analysis. A survey of 400 backpackers is conducted within Cape Coast, a major tourism hub in ...
The widely-held recognition of negative impacts associated with mass tourism has created an interest in alternative forms of tourism (Gursoy et al., 2010, Lee, 2013), such as backpacker tourism which is considered to be more community-based and smaller scale (Ooi and Laing, 2010, Scheyvens, 2002).
Backpacking offers incredible opportunities to explore and connect with new cultures, but it also comes with responsibilities, particularly towards the environment and the local communities you encounter. Being a responsible traveler ensures that your journey has a positive impact and helps preserve the places you visit.
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'Local tourism could enhance presence of high spenders rather than depend on backpackers' ... reflecting the increased profitability supported by economic stabilisation and the favourable impact of the declining interest rate environment. Our strong financial performance reinforces our role in contributing to the nation's recovery and ...
Backpacking tourism is increasingly attracting the attention of young people and adults, and especially researchers. Therefore, this study aims to analyse and identify what the literature has addressed about backpackers' identity and emotional experience through a systematic literature review according to the PRISMA method, followed by bibliometric analysis.
However, the youthfulness of backpackers largely explains this difference. Backpacker tourists in South Africa are generally young men (52%) and women (48%), with 38% in the 21-25 years age bracket and 26% in the 26-30 years age range. More significantly, 88% of all backpacker tourists are younger than 35.