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Virus in motion: notas sobre turismo mochileiro em tempos de pandemia

open access: yesArgumentos, 2023
This article discusses some of the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic among backpackers: individuals who seek to make their trips based on “independence” from tourist agencies, flexibility of itineraries, longer time in transit, “lean ...
Igor Monteiro Silva
doaj   +1 more source

Population attributable risk for chlamydia infection in a cohort of young international travellers (backpackers) and residents in Australia

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2011
Aim To estimate the population attributable risk (PAR) for Chlamydia trachomatis infection in young men and women in Sydney, Australia.Method Multivariate logistic regression was used to examine the association between demographic, sexual behaviour and ...
Rebecca Guy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Change, Choice, and Commercialization: Backpacker Routes in Southeast Asia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
South-East Asia has the oldest and largest backpacker trails. This paper examines the geographies of such flows, drawing upon the largest survey to date of backpackers in Asia using qualitative research to survey the key changes from the 1970s to the ...
Allon   +45 more
core   +1 more source

Chasing a myth? Searching for ‘self’ through lifestyle travel. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This paper problematises the concept of searching for self in the context of lifestyle travellers – individuals for whom extended leisure travel is a preferred lifestyle that they return to repeatedly.
Cohen, Scott
core   +1 more source

Empowering and conquering infirmity of visually impaired using AI‐technology equipped with object detection and real‐time voice feedback system in healthcare application

open access: yesCAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract The Internet of Things is emerging as a crucial technology in aiding humans and making their lives easier. Among the human population, a large percentage of people suffer from disabilities resulting in challenges in everyday life particularly people with visual disabilities.
Hania Tarik   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hybrid group recommendations for a travel service [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Recommendation techniques have proven their usefulness as a tool to cope with the information overload problem in many classical domains such as movies, books, and music.
De Pessemier, Toon   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Millennial backpackers and risks in travel: a typological approach

open access: yesTourism, 2020
In the research undertaken, the analysis categorised risk in the experience of the millennial generation of backpackers. An attempt was made to systematise it on the basis of the cognitive as well as emotional characteristics presented by the respondents.
Jolanta Barbara Jabłonkowska   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Padrões de comportamento espaciotemporais dos turistas backpackers no destino urbano do Porto:

open access: yesFinisterra - Revista Portuguesa de Geografia, 2021
Este artigo tem como objetivo principal identificar padrões de comportamento espaciotemporais de turistas backpackers de visita a um destino urbano. Essa informação pode ser utilizada pelos gestores do destino e stakeholders locais para atraírem turistas
Márcio Ribeiro Martins, Rui Costa
doaj   +1 more source

Backpacker activities and personal values: an SEM approach [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Backpackers have been distinguished by their demographics, motivations, behaviors, and activities. This transnational study proposes a value-activity model that examines the causal relationship among personal values and travel activity participation for ...
Paris, Cody Morris
core   +1 more source

Exploring the role of Facebook in re-shaping backpacker’s social interactions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The recent Facebook launch of Timeline, Social Graph Search, and the increased use of the mobile Facebook apps has resulted in some important implications for the use of Facebook by backpackers.
C Bennett   +28 more
core   +1 more source

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