Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors vii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. Preface xi
6. Chapter 1. From Backpacking to Flashpacking: Developments in Backpacker Tourism Research 1
7. Chapter 2. Not Such a Rough or Lonely Planet? Backpacker Tourism: An Academic Journey 8
8. Chapter 3. Flashpacking in Fiji: Reframing the ‘Global Nomad’ in a Developing Destination 21
9. Chapter 4. The Virtualization of Backpacker Culture: Virtual Mooring, Sustained Interactions and Enhanced Mobilities 40
10. Chapter 5. Reconceptualising Lifestyle Travellers: Contemporary ‘Drifters’ 64
11. Chapter 6. Backpacker Hostels: Place and Performance 85
12. Chapter 7. Euro-railing: A Mobile-ethnography of Backpacker Train Travel 102
13. Chapter 8. Budget Backpackers Testing Comfort Zones in Mongolia 114
14. Chapter 9. Lesbian Backpacker Travel Experiences in New Zealand 126
15. Chapter 10. Backpackers as Volunteer Tourists: Evidence from Tanzania 140
16. Chapter 11. Backpackers in Norway: Landscapes, Ties and Platforms 153
17. Chapter 12. Town of 1770, Australia - The Creation of a New Backpacker Brand 169
18. Chapter 13. A Clash of Cultures or Definitions? Complexity and Backpacker Tourism in Residential Communities 187
19. Chapter 14. Towards Strategic Planning for an Emerging Backpacker Tourism Destination: The South African Experience 203
20. References 221