The Backpacker Tourist: A contemporary perspective explores the increasing number of people traveling around the world as backpackers and analyses the great diversification of this demographic and their varied experiences while traveling.
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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