Journal articles: 'Backpackers'

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Susanti, Luh Eka, Ni Luh Supartini, and I. Made Trisna Semara. "Karakteristik backpacker nusantara dalam komunitas “backpacker international”." Jurnal Ilmiah Hospitality Management 12, no. 2 (June 30, 2022): 103–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.22334/jihm.v12i2.201.

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In society’s perception, backpackers are generally travelers who choose to travel for long periods of time, at low costs using public transportation and relatively cheap accommodation. Usually, backpackers come from the lower middle class because they want to travel that is cost-effective but rich in experience. In addition, most of these backpackers are students / students with an age range between 25 - 35 years. Over time and an era that has changed the human mindset, a significant shift has begun to occur, especially for the tourist actor himself as a backpacker. Although the above characteristics are still a strong concept for a backpacker, there are a number of things that are starting to shift. Some of these things are 1) backpackers do not always come from the lower middle class, and 2) a shift in the age of the backpacker criteria (tourists over 35 years old choose to be backpackers). Therefore, it is interesting to study from this phenomenon is the shift in people's perceptions of a backpacker where now backpackers also come from the upper middle class and have an age above 35 years. The data is taken from 35 backpackers who are members of the “Backpacker International” community, which consists of Indonesian backpackers whose travel destinations are to other countries (mostly in Europe). This research is an ethnographic study with a qualitative descriptive approach.

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Zhang, Jingru, Alastair M. Morrison, Hazel Tucker, and Bihu Wu. "Am I a Backpacker? Factors Indicating the Social Identity of Chinese Backpackers." Journal of Travel Research 57, no. 4 (April 9, 2017): 525–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0047287517702744.

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The question of what constitutes backpacker identity has been one of the central topics of backpacking tourism research. With the economic boom in China, the last two decades witnessed the proliferation of Chinese backpackers. By adopting quantitative methods, this study provides a comprehensive understanding of what makes one a “backpacker” in China. Comparing results from t-tests, binomial logistic regression, and multiple linear regression, it is found that Chinese backpackers’ social identities are mostly associated with external-oriented motivation, work alienation, and detachment from home centers. Behavioral characteristics, which have up until now been widely used to define backpackers, have very limited relationship to their identities in China. This finding calls for future research to rethink what is a backpacker. The research makes an important contribution to the understanding of this growing market and its particular identity factors.

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Chen, Ganghua, Songshan (Sam) Huang, and Xianyang Hu. "Backpacker Personal Development, Generalized Self-Efficacy, and Self-Esteem: Testing a Structural Model." Journal of Travel Research 58, no. 4 (May 3, 2018): 680–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0047287518768457.

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Guided by self-determination theory (SDT), this study aims to advance the theoretical understanding of backpacker personal development (BPD) by examining its relationships with two important social-psychological constructs, that is, generalized self-efficacy (GSE) and self-esteem (SE). Using two samples from different cultural groups (Chinese backpackers, n=230; Western backpackers, n=242) and applying the partial least squares structural equation modeling, the study found that among Chinese backpackers, skill development positively influenced GSE while worldview changes negatively influenced SE. For Western backpackers, capability development and emotional adjustment positively influenced their GSE. The positive effects of GSE on SE were confirmed in both samples. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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Iaquinto, Benjamin Lucca. "Understanding the place-making practices of backpackers." Tourist Studies 20, no. 3 (June 7, 2020): 336–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468797620927308.

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The place-making practices of tourists have long captured the attention of tourism researchers. This article examines how the everyday practices of backpackers contribute to place-making in the enclave and the hostel – two places common to backpacker destinations. Using participant observation supplemented by interviews, the research revealed these places to be characterised by a range of extraordinary and mundane backpacker practices and mobility rhythms. Places inhabited by backpackers were in constant flux and ‘co-created’ via practices in conjunction with an array of other phenomena. As backpackers interacted with one another, other people and the various materials, temporalities and environments that were present, they inadvertently contributed to place-making processes. The research shows how mobile people make place and extends understandings of how backpacker lives are lived. It demonstrates the centrality of practices to both place and mobility, highlighting the importance of tourist actions – rather than industry directives – to place-making in tourism.

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Madya, Sidiq Hari. "Mobilitas Permanen: Backpacking sebagai Karier Subkultural Kaum Muda Nomad Kontemporer." Jurnal Studi Pemuda 9, no. 1 (May 9, 2020): 27. http://dx.doi.org/10.22146/studipemudaugm.54814.

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Backpacking seems to become a cultural symbol of contemporary youth nomadism. Backpackers arrange their own trip with more flexible itinerary and construction of identity that often opposes tourists’ identity. The characteristics of their travel makes backpacker capable of forming their own travel subculture. By interviewing 15 Indonesian backpackers and intensively observing their travel journeys posted online in backpacker forum and their social media pages, this study explores the backpacking activity as a potential for subcultural career among today’s traveling youth. Three types of backpacker subcultural career are identified under the headline of open trip, endorsed trip and business trip. This finding contributes to enrich backpacker discussion in the frame of traveling as a work activity.

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Mat Amin, Maizan, Jannifer Yep Ai Lan, Mokhairi Makhtar, and Abd Rasid Mamat. "A Decision Tree Based Recommender System for Backpackers Accommodations." International Journal of Engineering & Technology 7, no. 2.15 (April 6, 2018): 45. http://dx.doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i2.15.11210.

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Backpackers often travel for a longer period of time, have their own budgets and requirements on accommodations. The existing systems do not offer personalized recommendation criteria and some proposed inefficient recommender system (RS) for users. Moreover, other than information searching from websites and bloggers, only limited systems were specifically designed for backpackers’ accommodations recommender system. An observation and online survey was conducted to get the information from backpackers regarding their preferences while looking for the accommodations. Fifty (50) respondents were involved in the survey and the data have been analyzed and were classified to build a decision tree. The decision tree model then implemented in the Backpackers’ accommodations Recommender System (BRS). BRS offers a convenient way and solution for backpackers by including decision tree technique in the system to suggest best accommodations suit to backpacker’s preferences.

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Manik, Gayatri, I. Ketut Suwena, and I. Wayan Suardana. "FAKTOR PENDORONG DAN PENARIK WISATAWAN BACKPACKER MANCANEGARA BERWISATA KE BALI." Jurnal IPTA 4, no. 2 (December 19, 2016): 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.24843/ipta.2016.v04.i02.p04.

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Trend backpackers is growing in various areas, including in Bali. Backpackers have been identified as having “a preference for budget accommodation, independently organized travel and emphasis on meeting other travellers, longer rather than brief holidays. The purpose of this research are to anlyses the push and pull factors that motivate the foreign backpacker tourists traveled to Bali. Sample on this research is 200 respondents of backpackers and using purposive sampling technique. Offline questionnaires are used for data collecting and the analysis technique is based on factor analysis. The results of research shows that the push factors backpackers traveled to Bali are (1) facilitation of social interaction, (2) self-identity, (3) relaxation, (4) prestige, (5) adventure (6) novelty. The push factor that dominantly is facilitation of social interaction. The pull factors are (1) cultural/historical, (2) affordable price, (3) variety seeking, (4) tourism facilities, (5) safety and clean, (6) environment. The pull factor that dominantly is Cultural / Historical.

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Azhar Rohmatullah, Ahmad. "PERANCANGAN TAS CARRIER DENGAN AKSENTUASI MOTIF TENUN SUMBA UNTUK BACKPACKER." Ornamen 18, no. 2 (June 22, 2022): 73–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.33153/ornamen.v18i2.3706.

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ABSTRAKPerancangan tas carrier dan daypack dengan menggunakan motif tenun Sumba sebagai aksentuasi ini merupakan gagasan yang dapat mengakomodasi segala kebutuhan para pelaku backpacker dalam melakukan perjalanan dan juga dengan menerapkan karya motif sumba Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) sebagai aksen sentuhan estetsis pada produk backpack. Metode yang digunakan dalam perncangan ini yaitu metode perancangan, konsep perencanaan, dan visualisasi desain. Hasil perancangan yang dihasilkan yaitu menghasilkan tas carrier dan tas daypack yang cocok untuk pelaku backpacker dalam melakukan perjalanan dengan pengaplikasian motif tenun Sumba dengan mengkomposisikan warna, rasa, serta visual sehingga menghasilkan tas backpack yang memberikan kenyamanan dan kemudahan bagi para pelaku backpacker di lapangan dan tidak mengesampingkan unsur keindahan, estetis maupun trend fashion dari tas itu sendiri.Kata kunci : tas carrier, daypack, backpacker, tenun Sumba ABSTRACTThe design of carrier bags and daypacks using the Sumba woven motif as an accentuation is an idea that can accommodate all the needs of backpackers in traveling and also by applying the work of the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Sumba motif as an esthetic touch accent on products backpack. The methods used in this design are design methods, planning concepts, and design visualization. The resulting design results are to producebags carrier andbags daypack that are suitable for backpackers in traveling with the application of Sumba weaving motifs by composing colors, tastes, and visuals so as to produce a backpack that provides comfort and convenience for backpackers in the field and does not rule out. elements of beauty, aesthetics and fashion trends from the bag itself. Key words : carrier bag, daypack, backpacker, Sumba weaving

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Kossen, Chris, Nicole McDonald, and Peter McIlveen. "International backpackers' experiences of precarious visa-contingent farmwork." Career Development International 26, no. 7 (October 12, 2021): 869–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/cdi-12-2020-0320.

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PurposeAustralia's agricultural industry has become highly dependent on young low-cost, overseas “working holiday” visa workers known as “backpackers”, who are notoriously subject to exploitative workplace practices. This study aimed to explore backpackers' experiences in terms of how job demands, job resources and personal resources influence their appraisals of working in agriculture.Design/methodology/approachIn-depth semi-structured interviews were used to explore the work experiences of N = 21 backpackers employed under the Australian Working Holiday visa (subclass 417). Data were analyzed by thematic analysis and organized in terms of job demands and resources.FindingsThis study revealed job demands commonly experienced by agricultural backpacker workers (e.g. precarity, physically strenuous work, low pay), and job resources (e.g. adequate training, feedback) and personal resources (e.g. attitude, language) that buffer the demands. The findings indicate that backpackers' appraisals of their experiences and performance decline when demands outweigh resources.Originality/valueThis study offers an emic perspective on the work of an understudied segment of the agricultural workforce. The findings have implications for improving work practices and policies aimed at attracting and retaining this important labor source in the future.

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Reichenberger, Ina. "Why the host community just isn’t enough: Processes and impacts of backpacker social interactions." Tourist Studies 17, no. 3 (August 29, 2016): 263–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468797616665770.

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This research employs an extended social situation analysis to examine how social interactions of backpackers in New Zealand are manifested, how they can contribute to the visitor experience, to common travel motivations such as self-development and cultural exploration, and how they compare to and influence contacts with the host community. Results from 37 in-depth interviews indicate that backpacker interactions underlie strict rules and are based on a shared understanding of how they are to proceed in terms of conversation topics and personal elements. Certain settings and a positive relationship between interaction participants contribute to longer and more personal social interactions. These in turn are required for emotional well-being, which is why fellow backpackers often replace friends and family as a social support system. Due to the national diversity of backpacker travellers, these interactions also provide exposure to different cultures as well as opportunity for self-development. Contacts with the host community, however, have been reported to be more difficult to establish and were found to be less beneficial for backpackers who have to rely heavily on interaction partners who are social, desire to spend longer amounts of time and are willing to proceed to a more familiar level faster than non-travellers.

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Brennan, Christopher. "Backpackers or Working Holiday Makers? Working Tourists in Australia." Qualitative Sociology Review 10, no. 3 (July 31, 2014): 94–114. http://dx.doi.org/10.18778/1733-8077.10.3.05.

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This article looks at a potential divergence of characteristics between backpackers and working holiday makers in Australia. While both are often lumped together within academic study, working holiday makers have a legal right to pursue employment and are entitled to rights and standards of work that come with paid employment, whereas backpackers, as young budget travelers, do not. Drawing on data from autoethnographic fieldwork, qualitative interviews, and empirical analysis of previous studies, this article identifies a conceivable divergence between backpackers and working holiday makers in Australia: the activity of paid employment. The investigation highlights empirical factors and circumstances that contribute to a separation as compared to previous discussions and studies. The paper concludes by suggesting that more emphasis should be given to working holiday makers as a distinct group of working tourists who, in fact, have rights as workers, disjoining them from the label “backpacker,” which is more commonly understood as a form of young budget tourist.

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Ryan, Chris, and Asad Mohsin. "Backpackers." Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing 10, no. 1 (January 2001): 69–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j073v10n01_05.

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Willcox, Adrienne. "Backpackers." Practice Nursing 15, no. 3 (March 2004): 140–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/pnur.2004.15.3.12548.

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Sroypetch, Supattra, Neil Carr, and Tara Duncan. "Host and backpacker perceptions of environmental impacts of backpacker tourism: A case study of the Yasawa Islands, Fiji." Tourism and Hospitality Research 18, no. 2 (March 15, 2016): 203–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1467358416636932.

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This paper examines host and backpacker perceptions of the environmental impacts of backpacker tourism on local communities in less-developed countries. The discussion is based on data collected in 2011 via surveys and interviews with host and backpacker populations in the Yasawa Islands of Fiji. The results suggest that there is a significant difference between the perceptions of hosts and their guests towards the environmental impacts of backpacker tourism. Backpackers believe that they generate a higher extent of negative environmental impacts on the destination than those perceived by their hosts. This study broadens the understanding of the impacts of backpacker tourism from dual perspectives – both the hosts and guests.

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Chen, Kuan-Yu, and Yu-Lun Hsu. "DEVELOPING A MODEL OF BACKPACKERS’ EXPLORATORY CURIOSITY." Tourism and hospitality management 27, no. 1 (2021): 1–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.20867/thm.27.1.1.

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Purpose – While curiosity is a critical factor in motivating human exploratory behaviors across domains, past studies are yet to explore the exploratory curiosity construct in the context of backpacking. This study aims to conceptualize backpackers’ exploratory curiosity and, importantly, developing a scale for the construct. Design/Methodology – A survey questionnaire is first designed on the basis of a literature review and in-depth interviews. Then, two surveys are conducted using sample sizes of 228 and 276. The scale, along with its four factors (i.e., excitement, new destinations, social contact, and new tourism events) and 18 items, was determined as reliable and valid by the implementation of a rigorous instrument development process. Approach – This study identifies the characteristics of backpacker exploratory curiosity, and then generates fundamental constructs with detailed descriptions and explanations for a questionnaire. Subsequently, to understand the characteristics of such curiosity and how they can be applied to explain backpacker behaviors. Findings – This study extended the application of the curiosity concept to the tourism industry, and offered a new perspective, namely, exploratory behaviour individuals display in response to novelty, excitement, and changes in their environment can be used as variables to measure their curiosity level, and then the BECS can be utilized by tourism management organizations to help increase the number of potential clients. Originality of the research – The study contributed to a theoretical enhancement of the current level of knowledge on the existing literature on backpackers’ exploratory behavior and developed a reliable and valid scale for measuring backpacker exploratory curiosity.

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Pitaya, Pitaya, Muhammad Baiquni, Marsono Marsono, and Nopirin Nopirin. "Paradigma Historis Backpacking Travel Sebagai Perjalanan Wisata." Jurnal Pariwisata Terapan 3, no. 1 (March 3, 2019): 34. http://dx.doi.org/10.22146/jpt.49274.

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Nowadays backpacking travel is the most popular travelling style which famous to the youth traveller. According to the history, the travelling style can be tracked from the nomadic tribes in all corner of the world for their moving habit for run their life. Through the ages, the nomad who carries backpack at their back to bring necessities adopted by soldiers, explorers, and many kinds of travellers, until transformed to the modern free independent tourist (FIT) ; backpacker, flash packer to the present techno packer. The backpackers itself always become an interesting object for the scholars and the tourism experts. Their travelling style colorized every great journey that men ever made. This paper aim is to seek and identify the existence of backpackers and their travelling style throughout historical paradigm. The methods using in this research is both literatures studies and field observatory to the iconic backpacking travels sites in the history. The results show that the backpackers and backpacking travel consists of unique characteristics who determine their travelling style that different among the common tourist or even the group inclusive tour (GIT). The backpackers travels much longer, more far, they travel some time to the off beaten tracks, they always made interaction with the local community, and their journeys inspired others. No wonder if in the future backpacking travel will contributes so many influences to the tourism world.

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Adkins, Barbara, and Eryn Grant. "Backpackers as a Community of Strangers: The Interaction Order of an Online Backpacker Notice Board." Qualitative Sociology Review 3, no. 2 (August 15, 2007): 188–201. http://dx.doi.org/10.18778/1733-8077.3.2.10.

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While commercial images of “backpacking” emphasise adventure, youth and sightseeing, recent ethnographies of backpackers identify other motivations and rationales that accentuate travel experiences as formative of the self and identity. This raises the question of the basis of this apparently common orientation. This paper investigates, through analysis of postings on an electronic backpacker notice board, “backpacker” as a collaboratively constructed category. We propose that the shared understandings of “backpacker” enabled by these notice boards are consistent with cultural orientations captured in notions of cosmopolitanism (Beck 2000) involving a shift to new forms of sociality across borders: a solidarity with strangers.

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Brochado, Ana, Paulo Rita, and Carlos Gameiro. "Exploring backpackers’ perceptions of the hostel service quality." International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 27, no. 8 (November 9, 2015): 1839–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijchm-03-2014-0145.

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Purpose – The aim of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of backpackers’s evaluation of service quality provided by hostels by developing a battery of items to assess perceptions of the overall hostel experience. Design/methodology/approach – Scale development took a mixed approach that combines qualitative and quantitative research. First, the authors performed a content analysis of reviews provided by guests in hostel booking web sites, in-depth interviews with hostel managers and focus groups with guests, to develop a battery of items to assess the hostel experience from the guests’ perspective. Then, a quantitative survey (n = 222) was conducted, to explore the dimensionality of service quality in this sector. Lisbon hostels are the target of this study, as they received several awards based on the online reviews of backpackers. Findings – The results revealed that service quality is a multidimensional concept and includes six dimensions, namely, social atmosphere, location and city connection, staff, cleanliness, security and facilities. Regression results revealed that the social atmosphere appears to be a core service dimension crucial to create a sense of hostel guest’s overall quality. Originality/value – The findings suggest that service quality scales should incorporate the specific characteristics of the hotel industry. The quality of the staff and the social atmosphere are of utmost importance to enhance the hostel backpacker experience.

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Davies, Stephen C., Brooke Shepherd, Rebecca Wiig, and Iain Kaan. "Unsupervised screening for chlamydia and gonorrhoea in backpacker hostels in Manly, Sydney." Sexual Health 10, no. 2 (2013): 185. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh12136.

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Young international backpackers frequently have new sexual partners. We conducted a pilot project of unsupervised screening for chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis) and gonorrhoea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) by self-collected specimens at two backpacker hostels in Manly, Sydney. The median age was 24 years for men and 23 years for women. A new sexual partner during travel was reported by 94%, of whom only 20% always using condoms. The prevalence of chlamydia was 11.9% (14.3% of 35 men and 10.2% of 49 women). No cases of gonorrhoea were detected. Half of the dispensed testing kits went missing or were tampered with, and there was spoilage of the receptacle bins, which persisted despite a redesign to a more secure and locked box. While populations such as young backpackers may be a priority group for sexually transmissible infection screening, we advise caution for projects contemplating an unsupervised model.

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Jabłonkowska, Jolanta Barbara, and Bogusław Stankiewicz. "Millennial backpackers and risks in travel: a typological approach." Turyzm/Tourism 30, no. 2 (December 21, 2020): 35–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.18778/0867-5856.30.2.19.

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In the research undertaken, the analysis categorised risk in the experience of the millennial generation of backpackers. An attempt was made to systematise it on the basis of the cognitive as well as emotional characteristics presented by the respondents. The research was conducted between 2018-2020. A non-random selection was used to acquire respondents called snowball sampling. 409 Polish millennial backpackers were found and interviewed online, and from this code keys were then extracted, assigned to meaningful categories, and thematic ranges were defined. The analysis of the collected qualitative material was used to establish a typology of risk for millennial backpacking. Analysis of the collected material on backpacking allowed five coded risk categories to be extracted. The first one was the backpacker's attitude towards travel; the second a search for autonomy and independence; the third selective calculation in terms of ‘profit and loss’, the balance determining behaviour; the fourth connected with the emotional needs of backpackers and the search for impressions; the fifth with external conditions involving risk related to environmental and cultural features of the reception area. Typological systematization of risk in backpacking allows the needs of this groups of travellers to be understood and service provision to be adapted to the requirements of a particular generation.

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Chen, Gang-Hua, and Songshan (Sam) Huang. "Backpacker tourism: a perspective article." Tourism Review 75, no. 1 (October 9, 2019): 158–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tr-06-2019-0271.

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Purpose This paper aims to contemplate the past development of backpacker tourism research and assess the future development of backpacker tourism research. Design/methodology/approach The authors evaluate the research on backpacker tourism in the past in the following three aspects, namely, research themes, research methods and geographical and cultural contexts of research. Findings Backpackers and backpacker tourism have been evolving in the past 75 years, just as other groups of travelers and forms of travel have. With the rapid pace of globalization in our time, backpacker tourism and its kinship forms will remain an important international tourism phenomenon, with root reasons in different types of economies and societies. As such, it will remain to be a significant research subject for tourism researchers in the future. Originality/value This paper contemplates the past development and assesses the future development of backpacker tourism research.

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Reichel, Arie, Galia Fuchs, and Natan Uriely. "ISRAELI BACKPACKERS." Annals of Tourism Research 36, no. 2 (April 2009): 222–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2008.11.002.

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Febylia, Nadya, and Gregorius Genep Sukendro. "Digitalisasi Komunikasi Penggiat Backpacker (Studi Kasus Terhadap Komunitas Backpacker)." Koneksi 5, no. 1 (March 4, 2021): 29. http://dx.doi.org/10.24912/kn.v5i1.10130.

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Along with the times, technology is something that we often encounter around us, including in the world of backpackers. In this digital era, backpakers are divided into two types, namely backpackers who use traveling applications and backpakers who don't. This study aims to determine the positive and negative impacts of digitizing communication on backpacker activists. The formulation of the problem is to determine the positive and negative impacts of new media on the backpacker community, therefore researchers will conduct research on the Jakarta backpacker community. Therefore, the researcher wanted to examine the impact resulting from the use of digital media on the backpacker community by using a qualitative descriptive method and using a phenomenological approach to find out firsthand the experiences of backpacker activists, the research location through zoom from their respective homes. From the results of the research that the researchers have done, the researcher can draw the conclusion that the use of technology in the backpaker world is more positive because the informants whom the researchers interviewed through zoom felt very helped by the current travel applications.Seiring dengan perkembangan zaman, teknologi merupakan sesuatu hal yang sering kita jumpai disekitar kita, termasuk kedalam dunia backpacker. Pada era digital seperti ini, para backpaker menjadi dua tipe yaitu backpacker yang menggunakan aplikasi traveling dan backpaker yang tidak menggunakan aplikasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dampak positif dan dampak negatif dari digitalisasi komunikasi terhadap penggiat backpacker. Rumusan masalahnya adalah untuk mengetahui dampak positif dan dampak negatif dari media baru yang masuk ke dalam komunitas backpacker, oleh karena itu peneliti akan melakukan penelitian terhadap komunitas backpacker Jakarta. Maka dari itu peneliti ingin meneliti tentang dampak yang dihasilkan dari penggunaan media digital terhadap komunitas backpacker dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif dan menggunakan pendekatan fenomenologi untuk mengetahui secara langsung pengalaman yang dilakukan oleh para penggiat backpacker, lokasi penelitian melalui zoom dari rumah masing-masing. Dari hasil penelitian yang telah peneliti lakukan, peneliti dapat menarik kesimpulan bahwa penggunaan teknologi pada dunia backpaker lebih mengarah postif karena dari informan yang peneliti wawancarai melalui zoom merasa sangat terbantu dengan aplikasi traveling yang ada saat ini.

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Martins, Márcio, and Rui Costa. "Backpackers’ contribution to development and poverty alleviation: myth or reality? A critical review of the literature and directions for future research." European Journal of Tourism Research 16 (July 1, 2017): 136–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.54055/ejtr.v16i.282.

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Due to its great diversity and characteristics, backpackers can increase business opportunities in many destinations that decide to invest on their promotion. Those responsible for destinations planning and management will be able to conduct marketing strategies to segments that are best adapted to local or regional reality, bringing with it, important competitive advantages. It can be promoted not only in regions where the tourism sector is already well established and developed but also in more peripheral regions usually in the margins of the main tourist flows. This paper aims to present and discuss the backpacker tourism contribution to development and poverty alleviation, emphasising some theoretical aspects related to concepts, constructs and methodological options used in articles published in Scopus platform. A systematic review of literature and a qualitative and quantitative analysis were made. In a first stage data compilation and quantitative analysis of scientific articles published in Scopus database since 1960 was carried out. In a second stage, a qualitative analysis was performed. Despite few exceptions, the majority of governments worldwide continue to ignore backpacker tourism. It was confirmed the lack of quantitative studies that demonstrate, objectively, the economic impact of backpackers and it is suggested the need of quantitative data collected and analysed by statistical official agencies.

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Loker-Murphy, Laurie. "Backpackers in Australia:." Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing 5, no. 4 (January 22, 1997): 23–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j073v05n04_02.

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Larsen, Svein, Torvald Øgaard, and Wibecke Brun. "Backpackers and mainstreamers." Annals of Tourism Research 38, no. 2 (April 2011): 690–707. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2011.01.003.

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Kurniasari, Ni Made Dian, Desak Nym Widyanthini, I. Ketut Hari Mulyawan, and I. Md Ady Wirawan. "Travel Health Knowledge and Perception of Foreign Backpackers Traveling in Bali." Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat 12, no. 2 (June 28, 2021): 128–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.26553/jikm.2021.12.2.128-142.

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International travel to a country has potentially carry health risks for travelers, including backpackers. To date, little is known about Travel Health knowledge and perception among foreign backpackers traveling to Bali. This study aimed to explore the level of knowledge and perception, as well as health information that backpackers need in their destination, Bali. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study, conducted from December 2017 to January 2018 in Bali. This study involved 133 backpackers, taken by convenience sampling technique. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire and were analysed descriptively. The results showed that backpackers’ knowledge was inadequate, especially to common diseases or health problems that occurred to travelers in Bali. There were 94.74% have low knowledge about rabies, 48.87% have less knowledge about methanol poisoning and 58.65% have low knowledge about diarrhoea. A total of 69.18% backpackers have a perception that they were not prone to being exposed to diseases and health problems in Bali and 36.84% were not aware that they had to seek health information before traveling to Bali. Almost all stated that they needed complete, destination-specific health information. It is necessary to increase backpackers’ knowledge and awareness regarding Travel Health at the destination. The development of integrated health promotion media about travel health in Bali, in form of web-based or application-based is one of the strategies to consider.

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Jabłonkowska, Jolanta. "THE PROFESSIONAL SITUATION OF BACKPACKERS EMPLOYED ON THE AUSTRALIAN LABOUR MARKET." Folia Turistica 51 (June 30, 2019): 181–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0013.1590.

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Purpose. The article presents the results of research carried out among backpackers employed as part of the Australian visa programme (in both 417 and 462 categories). The analysis includes the backpackers’ employee experience, their professional situation and relations with employers. Method. In 2016, direct interviews were conducted with 19 people from various countries who, within the WHV programme, undertook a temporary job on the entrepreneurial market in Western Australia. The GT (Grounded Theory) method was used. Findings. The obtained results allowed to describe the area of experience gained by backpackers (who are stakeholders of the Australian visa programme) in terms of their professional situation and the conditions of the provided work. Research and conclusions limitations. . There is a problem outlined in the article. The presented conclusions are part of the comprehensive studies that have been being conducted since 2014 regarding the experience of backpackers employed on the Australian labour market. Practical implications. The work is practical in nature. It is important for many reasons, most of all because hiring backpackers has impact on the development of many sectors of the Australian industry. Therefore, extensive discussion of the issue allows to search for the necessary solutions. More controversial seem to be the rules applied to backpackers’ employment so far, but more important are solutions. Another aspect that gives practical value to this issue is the need for discussion on the revision of the WHV programme in view of admission of anew group of backpackers to the temporary labour market in Australia - from the countries of former socialist democracies (including Poland). Originality. The raised issue is usually presented in foreign research as statistics and reports. The research commonly shows the number of employed backpackers, classifies the forms of their employment and describes the economic results for Australia. However, there is a lack of detailed qualitative analysis in which, from the perspective of the subjects, that means backpackers who are stakeholders of the WHV programme, the implications of running the WHV programme would be shown. Type of paper. The article presents the results of empirical research.

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Jabłonkowska, Jolanta Barbara. "ALCOHOL, DRUG AND SEXUAL BACKPACKERS’ LICENTIOUSNESS IN THE LIGHT OF INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE RESEARCH." Folia Turistica 43 (June 30, 2017): 153–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0010.7888.

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Purpose. Among the variety of backpaker’s behaviour, the excessive use of alcohol, drugs and sexual promiscuity are considered to be potentially dangerous for their physical and mental health. According to many researchers, this behavior is the result of backpakers’ loss of control in new social and cultural situations while travelling abroad. The aim of this study was to determine the role of drugs and sexual promiscuity in the backpackers’ travels and to find the reason for their behavior becoming less controlled. Method. In this paper, the results of field research on a group of 290 backpackers from Poland and other countries, conducted within the years 2014-2016 in 5 countries (Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Poland) are described. Findings. The obtained results enable us to indicate a new function of drugs in backpakers daily life and the relationship between drug overuse and backpackers’ experience in novel cultural conditions as well as their financial stance. Research and conclusion limitations. The article does not present a comprehensive study on the behaviour of backpackers, which is too complex, but primarily focuses on their uncontrolled drug consumption and sexual promiscuity. Practical implications. The data presented in this paper can be particularly important for individuals and institutions responsible for the development of local tourism. It is important to understand the attitudes and behaviour of backpackers, the emancipatory functions of sexual stimulants and sexual promiscuity. It is also necessary to continue this kind of research and to supplement the existing knowledge with the new contexts of the changes in the backpackers’ behaviour, also in case of the experience of Polish backpackers. Originality. This is the first paper prepared in Poland to describe and analyze the uncontrolled consumption of alcohol, drugs and sexual promiscuity among backpackers. Type of paper. The article presents the results of empirical research.

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Segara, I. Komang Bayu. "Bali to Ban Backpacker entering The Island. Tourism Minister: It Was Just Misunderstanding!" Bali Tourism Journal 5, no. 2 (August 4, 2021): 32–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.36675/btj.v5i2.58.

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Backpackers are one of the sub-groups detached from mass tourism and seek to achieve a complete tourism experience.1 The decline in transportation costs and the growth of communication media via the internet has made backpacking trips continue to increase. Although the trend of backpacker tourism has increased over the years, their image apparently influenced the Indonesian Government’s decision, especially when Bali was preparing for tourism opening. During his visit to Bali on Friday, September 10, 2021, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan mentioned that the authorities would selectively screen foreign tourists who wish to visit Bali, and no backpacker would be allowed. Albeit Jodi Mahardi had clarified Luhut Binsar pandjaitan’s statement on September 14, 2021, then reaffirmed many times by the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economic and the Vice Governor of Bali, several foreign media still quoted Luhut’s initial statement. The uproar of Prohibiting Backpacker Tourists sounded around the globe and received backlash from expatriates and tourism actors in Bali. Backpacker tourists received a relatively negative image by some economic and tourism actors, but it does not mean that backpacker tourists do not contribute to a region’s economy. Some studies suggested that backpacker tourists contribute to small business development and promote tourism destinations to the world.

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Simon, Gwendal. "Des backpackers à Paris." Tourisme des routards 32, no. 1 (June 9, 2016): 80–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1036657ar.

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L’examen des pratiques des backpackers à Paris et le sens qu’ils attribuent aux hauts-lieux touristiques révèlent une construction singulière d’une expérience urbaine et touristique. Elle est à la fois moins idéologisée et plus composite, et relativise la perspective uniforme d’une découverte de la ville à l’écart des grands circuits touristiques. Les backpackers sont davantage à la recherche d’expériences marquantes mais dans une pluralité de registres et d’univers de visites. En montrant une population de touristes assez conventionnels et relativement peu dissidents face au tourisme de masse, cet article contribue aux débats sur l’institutionnalisation des backpackers.

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Dayour, Frederick, Charles Atanga Adongo, and Francis Taale. "Determinants of backpackers' expenditure." Tourism Management Perspectives 17 (January 2016): 36–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2015.11.003.

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Silas, Everiin, Anders Sundnes Løvlie, and Rich Ling. "The smartphone’s role in the contemporary backpacking experience." Networking Knowledge: Journal of the MeCCSA Postgraduate Network 9, no. 6 (December 10, 2016): 40–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.31165/nk.2016.96.491.

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In this study we explore the smartphone’s role in the contemporary international backpacking experience. This paper will examine backpackers’ perceived changes in mediated interaction and personal attitudes towards phone use in co-present situations pre-trip, on-trip, and post-trip. John Urry and Jonas Larsen’s theory on tourist performances as well as Cody M. Paris et al.’s experiences of technology induced anxieties and tensions while traveling provide a conceptual framework for the analysis. A sample of 11 backpackers were interviewed at youth dormitories in Indonesia and Malaysia. Post-trip interviews were conducted primarily online through Skype. The findings suggest that there is an ideal of staying offline while traveling. Yet, backpackers report connecting daily with their smartphones and reveal a travel-time legitimacy for sharing updates and receiving attention on social media. After the trip, backpackers perceived a reduction in their own phone use and an increased tolerance for others’ phone use in their presence.

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Lachance, Jocelyn. "Le rapport à la temporalité du backpacker." Tourisme des routards 32, no. 1 (June 9, 2016): 73–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1036656ar.

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La littérature scientifique insiste depuis plusieurs années sur l’hétérogénéité du groupe des backpackers, ce qui pose la question de leurs caractéristiques communes. L’article qui suit vérifie l’hypothèse selon laquelle le backpacking se caractérise par une expérience singulière de la temporalité vécue sous le signe de la maîtrise par le voyageur. Au-delà des origines sociales, culturelles et nationales diversifiées des backpackers, de leurs motivations personnelles, de leurs parcours, de leurs budgets et des pratiques qui les distinguent les uns des autres, les backpackers partageraient l’expérience d’une rupture provisoire avec les contraintes temporelles, de la création de rythmes personnels et de la réorganisation de la temporalité du voyage par le récit. En proposant une lecture exhaustive des articles scientifiques issus de la littérature anglo-saxonne, l’article révèle la place occupée par ce rapport singulier à la temporalité et montre comment elle permet de penser le groupe des backpackers au-delà de son hétérogénéité.

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Zhang, Jingru, Hazel Tucker, Alastair M. Morrison, and Bihu Wu. "Becoming a backpacker in China: A grounded theory approach to identity construction of backpackers." Annals of Tourism Research 64 (May 2017): 114–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2017.03.004.

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Mendel, Tommi. "Foot-pilgrims and backpackers: contemporary ways of travelling." Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis 22 (January 1, 2010): 288–315. http://dx.doi.org/10.30674/scripta.67372.

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This article deals with two modern forms of travelling, which both have developed into boom industries over the last 25 years: the foot pilgrimage along the Camino Francés to Santiago de Compostela in Spain and journeys along so called backpacker’s trails. Whereas the label of ‘pilgrim’ is still mostly associated with devotional persons leaving home out of purely religious motives, young people taking to the road as ‘backpackers’ are generally perceived as pleasure seeking globetrotters. However, the intention of this essay is to break with these stereotypes and to work out some of the major similarities between what at first glance appear as two entirely different ways of travelling. Within this long lasting travelling process the exterior journey always correlates with the inner journey. At the same time, a personal transformation of the protagonists is very possible to occur, be it an increase in self-confidence or an enhancement in status, prestige and identity, alongside further personal insights. Whilst travelling can therefore be seen as a form of a transition, in contrast to traditional rites de passage there is neither a fixed starting point nor a determined ending point, moreover the transformation is self-imposed and occurs on an individual than on a social level. In this context a foot-pilgrimage and a backpacker’s trip can be understood as an ideal way to evade the daily routine and the societal pressure in order to look for a different kind of living. But it may also be a personal quest for a change or an improvement of one’s situation as well as an alternative to the established social and religious institutions.

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Vajta, Bálint, Mette Holberg, Jane Mills, and William J. H. McBride. "Weighing up the costs of seeking health care for dengue symptoms: a grounded theory study of backpackers’ decision-making processes." Australian Journal of Primary Health 21, no. 2 (2015): 245. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py13107.

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Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne virus, is an ongoing public health issue in North Queensland. Importation of dengue fever by travellers visiting or returning to Australia can lead to epidemics. The mosquito can acquire the virus in the symptomatic viraemic phase, so timely recognition of cases is important to prevent epidemics. There is a gap in the literature about backpackers’ knowledge of dengue fever and the decision-making process they use when considering utilising the Australian health-care system. This study uses grounded theory methods to construct a theory that explains the process backpackers use when seeking health care. Fifty semi-structured interviews with backpackers, hostel receptionists, travel agents and pharmacists were analysed, resulting in identification of a core category: ‘weighing up the costs of seeking health care’. This core category has three subcategories: ‘self-assessment of health status’, ‘wait-and-see’ and ‘seek direction’. Findings from this study identified key areas where health promotion material and increased access to health-care professionals could reduce the risk of backpackers spreading dengue fever.

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Leggat, Peter A., and Marc T. M. Shaw. "Travel Health Advice for Backpackers." Journal of Travel Medicine 10, no. 6 (March 8, 2006): 340–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.2310/7060.2003.9361.

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Murphy, Laurie. "Exploring social interactions of backpackers." Annals of Tourism Research 28, no. 1 (January 2001): 50–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0160-7383(00)00003-7.

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Dayour, Frederick, Albert N. Kimbu, and Sangwon Park. "Backpackers: The need for reconceptualisation." Annals of Tourism Research 66 (September 2017): 191–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2017.06.004.

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Boulware, David R. "Gender Differences Among Long-Distance Backpackers: A Prospective Study of Women Appalachian Trail Backpackers." Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 15, no. 3 (September 2004): 175–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1580/1080-6032(2004)15[175:gdalba]2.0.co;2.

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Adam, Issahaku, and Charles Atanga Adongo. "Do backpackers suffer crime? An empirical investigation of crime perpetrated against backpackers in Ghana." Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management 27 (June 2016): 60–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2016.03.003.

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Dayour, Frederick. "Do Demographic Traits Matter? Backpackers’ Information Technology and Destination-Related Risk Concerns Towards Smartphone Usage." African Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management 1, no. 1 (January 31, 2019): 1–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.47963/ajthm.v1i1.134.

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A number of risks are associated with the use of mobile phones. However, there is still a paucity of evidence on the extent to which demographics influence risk perceptions of smartphone usage. This paper examines backpackers’ perceived risk of smartphone usage and the extent to which demographic attributes influence risk perceptions. A survey involving 567 backpackers was conducted in Ghana. The CFA, ANOVA and independent samples t-test were used to analyse the data. The study showed the relevance of coalescing information technology and destination risks factors in measuring perceived risks towards smartphone usage before assessing the effects of demographics on perceived risk. Importantly, backpackers’ risk perceptions are a function of their demographic traits, such as sex, age, education, income, occupation, continent of origin and travel experience. The theoretical and managerial implications of the study are discussed.

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Bui, Huong T., Hugh C. Wilkins, and Young-Sook Lee. "The Social Identities of Japanese Backpackers." Tourism Culture & Communication 13, no. 3 (April 1, 2013): 147–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/109830414x13911221027407.

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Firmo, Fernando. "San Telmo, backpackers y otras globalizaciones." CUHSO · Cultura - Hombre - Sociedad 25, no. 2 (December 30, 2015): 63. http://dx.doi.org/10.7770/cuhso-v25n2-art896.

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Este artículo pretende contribuir al debate sobre otras formas de globalización presentando una etnografía realizada en el barrio de San Telmo sobre mochileros que combinan en sus experiencias viaje y trabajo. Su objetivo es viajar al mismo tiempo que sacan provecho de esto para conseguir el capital necesario que les permita continuar en movimiento alrededor del globo. En este texto quiero hablar sobre estos auténticos actores de la globalización popular que ponen el foco en procesos y agentes alternativos no hegemónicos y que en este caso desarrollan su actividad en el contexto de la experiencia mochilera en San Telmo, siendo mi intención enriquecer las reflexiones sobre la globalización desde abajo.

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SON, ARAM. "BACKPACKERS IN CHINA-THEIR CHARACTERISTICS ANDTRAVELEXPERIENCES." ASEAN Journal on Hospitality and Tourism 8, no. 1 (December 6, 2009): 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.5614/ajht.2009.8.1.02.

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Pearce, Philip L. "Backpacking and Backpackers—A Fresh Look." Tourism Recreation Research 31, no. 3 (January 2006): 5–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2006.11081501.

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Ilagan, Guy, Jill Ilagan, Robin Jocius, Renee Jefferson, Jenn Bennett-Mintz, Kally McCormick, and Marguerite Farrell. "Happiness outcomes among cadet women backpackers." Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning 20, no. 4 (September 9, 2019): 285–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14729679.2019.1660194.

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Brochado, Ana, and Paulo Rita. "Exploring heterogeneity among backpackers in hostels." Current Issues in Tourism 21, no. 13 (November 9, 2016): 1502–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2016.1252728.

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Jayne, Mark, Chris Gibson, Gordon Waitt, and Gill Valentine. "Drunken mobilities: Backpackers, alcohol, ‘doing place’." Tourist Studies 12, no. 3 (November 1, 2012): 211–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468797612461082.

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This article seeks to advance the understanding of the role of alcohol, drinking and drunkenness as an important, if under-researched, element of tourism. In so doing, we work at the intersection of three bodies of writing focused on mundane mobilities; performativities of tourism and geographies of alcohol, drinking and drunkenness. Drawing on empirical research undertaken in Australia, we highlight how alcohol, drinking and drunkenness are key to backpacking holidays: first, to help soften a number of (un)comfortable embodied and emotional materialities associated with budget travel; second, as an aid to spatial and temporal imperatives of ‘passing the time’ and ‘being able to do nothing’ and finally, to heighten senses of belonging with fellow travellers and ‘locals’. Crucial is participation in specific experiential practices and performativities that are fundamental to practices of ‘doing place’. Alcohol, drinking and drunkenness are key to unpacking backpacking and offer potentially fruitful research avenues for broader theoretical and empirical debates in tourist studies.

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