Mark P Hampton

Backpacker Tourism and Economic Development

Perspectives from the Less Developed World

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 268g
• ISBN-13: 9781138081871
• ISBN-10: 1138081876
• Artikelnr.: 48573194

Autorenporträt

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).

Inhaltsangabe

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