Chapter 8. ‘Van Tour’ and ‘Doing a Contiki’: Grand ‘Backpacker’ Tours of Europe

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgements viii
5. The Contributors ix
6. Chapter 1. Introduction: Conceptualising and Profiling Backpacker Tourism 1
7. Part 1. Conceptualising Backpacker Tourism
8. Chapter 2. Suspending Reality: An Exploration of Enclaves and the Backpacker Experience 9
9. Chapter 3. The Social Psychological Interface of Tourism and Independent Travel 26
10. Chapter 4. Sustainability Research and Backpacker Studies: Intersections and Mutual Insights 38
11. Chapter 5. Are Backpackers Ethical Tourists? 54
12. Chapter 6. The Lonely Planet Myth: ‘Backpacker Bible’ and ‘Travel Survival Kit’ 82
13. Chapter 7. Challenging the ‘Tourist-Other’ Dualism: Gender, Backpackers and the Embodiment of Tourism Research 95
14. Part 2. Profiling Backpacker Tourism
15. Chapter 8. ‘Van Tour’ and ‘Doing a Contiki’: Grand ‘Backpacker’ Tours of Europe 113
16. Chapter 9. Uncovering the International Backpackers to Malaysia 128
17. Chapter 10. Exploring the Motivations of Backpackers: The Case of South Africa 144
18. Chapter 11. Study Backpackers: Australia’s Short-stay International Student Travellers 157
19. Chapter 12. Women as Backpacker Tourists: A Feminist Analysis of Destination Choice and Social Identities from the UK 174
20. Chapter 13. The Backpacking Journey of Israeli Women in Mid-life 188
21. Chapter 14. Intracommunity Tensions in Backpacker Enclaves: Sydney’s Bondi Beach 199
22. Chapter 15. Perceptions of Backpacker Accommodation Facilities: A Comparative Study of Scotland and New Zealand 215
23. Chapter 16. Conclusion: Towards a Critical Agenda for Backpacker Tourism 247
24. References 257
25. Index 282