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Subject(s)

• Backpacking—Developing countries [Browse]
• Tourism—Developing countries [Browse]
• Economic development—Developing countries [Browse]
• Developing countries—Economic conditions [Browse]

Series

• Contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism, and mobility ; 38. [More in this series]
• Contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism and mobility ; 38

Summary note

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

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Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Language note

English

Contents

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

ISBN

• 1-135-93308-1
• 0-203-54730-6
• 1-299-48081-0
• 1-135-93301-4

OCLC

• 842882886
• 842396315

Doi

• 10.4324/9780203547304

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