Backpacking: Diversity and Change

Cohen, Erik

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“…However, they exhibited different characteristics to traditional backpackers from Western countries. The findings reinforce Cohen's (2004) argument that young independent traveller markets should not be treated as homogenous. In particular, as Paris et al (2014) noted, cultural differences must be considered when analysing this market.…”

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confidence: 77%

Section: Youth Travel Markets In Australiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To differentiate travellers from original drifters, the term backpackers was loosely used to label the youth travellers that emerged during this period (Cohen, 2004). Although limited studies on the backpacking phenomenon were conducted in the 1970s and 1980s (Cohen, 2004), the topic started to receive research attentions in the 1990s, especially after Pearce (1990) introduced a social definition of backpackers (Ateljevic & Doorne, 2004). Pearce (1990) proposed the following five criteria to define backpackers based on the interpretation of the travel style: (1) a preference for budget accommodation; (2) an emphasis on meeting other travellers; (3) an independently organised and flexible travel schedule; (4) longer rather than very brief holidays; and (5) an emphasis on informal and participatory holiday activities.…”

Section: Youth Travel Markets In Australiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These individuals are typically international students enrolled in English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) programs who hold working holiday visas and utilise backpacker accommodation or backpacking during their study periods. Examples of other cross-over individuals include European backpackers with tourist visas who are learning English at language institutes or Asian English language students with student visas who are backpacking during their stay in the country (Cohen, 2004). Some WHMs, especially from Asian countries, also belong to the student group, as they often participate in a short-term language study program (mainly ELICOS).…”

Section: Youth Travel Markets In Australiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The origin of the conceptual development of contemporary backpackers dates back to the early 1970s when independent youth tourism was emerging as a mass phenomenon in Western society (Cohen, 1973(Cohen, , 2004. To differentiate travellers from original drifters, the term backpackers was loosely used to label the youth travellers that emerged during this period (Cohen, 2004).…”

Section: Youth Travel Markets In Australiamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Differentiating Asian working holiday makers from traditional backpackers on the basis of accommodation preferences

Nagai

Benckendorff

Tkaczynski

2018

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management

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a b s t r a c tThe Australian working holiday maker (WHM) program has contributed to the international youth travel market in Australia for many years. Despite a recent increase in the number of participants from Asian countries, their travel behaviours, including accommodation preferences, have not yet been fully explored. In fact, Asian WHMs have often been treated as backpackers in previous studies. The purpose of this study was to explore whether Asian WHMs differ from traditional backpackers on the basis of accommodation preferences. The study employed a sequential mixed methods design consisting of six focus groups followed by a self-administered questionnaire survey. Analyses of both the qualitative and quantitative data revealed that similar to European WHMs, backpacker accommodation was used by many Asian WHMs. However, a sizeable proportion of this market did not stay at this type of accommodation for reasons such as concerns about cleanliness and safety, cultural and language barriers and unfamiliarity with the style of accommodation. Whereas, shared accommodation with people from similar cultural backgrounds was a preferred accommodation style. The main implication of this study is that Asian WHMs cannot be fully understood when they are simply categorised as part of the wider backpacker market. Further consideration of their unique characteristics is required to obtain a comprehensive understanding of this cohort in the current youth travel market.

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Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 77%

Section: Youth Travel Markets In Australiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Youth Travel Markets In Australiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Youth Travel Markets In Australiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Youth Travel Markets In Australiamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Differentiating Asian working holiday makers from traditional backpackers on the basis of accommodation preferences

Nagai

Benckendorff

Tkaczynski

2018

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management

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Emerging adulthood among backpackers: The contribution of internal and external factors to sense of community

Weiss-Dagan

Levi

Refaeli

et al. 2021

Journal Community Psychology

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During emerging adulthood, individuals are primarily concerned with themselves. Community participation, however, may help one to mature, and community belonging is important for well‐being. As such, the current study aimed to examine these two components among young‐adult Israeli backpackers abroad. We examined the role of personal (mastery, self‐esteem, and posttraumatic growth) and environmental (family and friends' support) factors in sense of belonging and community participation. A cross‐sectional sample survey was distributed; data were collected from 332 Israeli backpackers abroad. The findings based on t‐tests, Pearson correlations, and hierarchical regression analysis showed that mastery was associated with sense of belonging, not with community participation. Self‐esteem and posttraumatic growth were positively associated with both dependent variables. Friends' support was also positively associated with both dependent variables; family support was not significantly associated with either. Personal factors had the greatest association with sense of community.

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Tourism and identity‐related motivations: why am I here (and not there)?

Bond

Falk

2012

Journal of Tourism Research

121

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This paper examines past and present literature relating to identity development and identity‐related tourism motivation. It presents a theoretical model of identity‐related tourism motivation that is based on multidimensional rather than unidimensional theories of identity as well as acknowledging both individual and social influences on identity development. It is argued that identity‐related motivations are fundamental to all tourist experiences and vital to understanding not only why individuals engage in tourism but what benefits they derive from the experience, suggesting that tourism is often used by individuals as a means to explore, maintain and even disengage from particular aspects of identity. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Backpacking: Diversity and Change

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Differentiating Asian working holiday makers from traditional backpackers on the basis of accommodation preferences

Differentiating Asian working holiday makers from traditional backpackers on the basis of accommodation preferences

Emerging adulthood among backpackers: The contribution of internal and external factors to sense of community

Tourism and identity‐related motivations: why am I here (and not there)?

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