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Record Nr.

UNINA9910964681303321

Autore

Hampton Mark P.

Titolo

Backpacker tourism and economic development : perspectives from the less developed world / / Mark P. Hampton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-93308-1

0-203-54730-6

1-299-48081-0

1-135-93301-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Collana

Contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism and mobility ; ; 38

Disciplina

796.5109172/4

Soggetti

Backpacking - Developing countries

Tourism - Developing countries

Economic development - Developing countries

Developing countries Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 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; Appendix; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

There has been a phenomenal growth of backpacker tourism from the overland routes to India in the 1960s, to present-day backpacker tourism across the less developed world. As a result there has been significant economic development impacts of backpacker tourism upon local communities especially in areas with the largest concentrations of backpackers (South and South-East Asia particularly Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and India), as well as increasingly in Latin America.This volume provides a focused review of the economic development impacts of backpacker tourism in developing regio