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Transformational tourism – a systematic literature review and research agenda [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Tourism Futures, 2022
Purpose – This paper aims to examine critically the literature on transformational tourism and explore a research agenda for a post-COVID future. Design/methodology/approach – A systematic review of the transformational tourism literature is performed ...
Roshini Nandasena   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Harm reduction when it’s for our own kids: comment on Hagit Bonny-Noach, “The evolution of Israeli public policy for drug-using backpackers

open access: yesIsrael Journal of Health Policy Research, 2018
Hagit Bonny-Noach notes the challenging history of illicit substance use among Israeli backpackers. Few Israeli practices are more normative than the backpacking-trip as a rite of passage.
Harold A. Pollack
doaj   +1 more source

Zwischen Khao San und Lonely Planet: Aspekte der postmodernen Backpacking-Identität in Südostasien [Between Khao San and Lonely Planet: Aspects of Postmodern Backpacking Identity in South-East Asia] [PDF]

open access: yesASEAS - Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies, 2008
This paper is an attempt to highlight some aspects of postmodern backpacking, which has come to be more appreciated by South-East Asian governments as a development tool after the decrease of package tourist arrivals due to terrorism, diseases and ...
Günter Spreitzhofer
doaj  

Luffarturisten och längtan efter det autentiska

open access: yesKulturella Perspektiv, 1994
To travel around the world as a lone tourist — as a "backpacker" or a "vagabond" — for a few months or maybe years, has become like a rite of passage for many young women and men in Sweden.
Erika Andersson
doaj   +1 more source

HUBUNGAN ANTARA KEMANDIRIAN DAN INTENSI MENCARI BANTUAN PADA ANGGOTA KOMUNITAS BACKPACKERS REGIONAL YOGYAKARTA - JAWA TENGAH

open access: yesJurnal Empati, 2017
Intensi mencari bantuan adalah suatu keinginan pada seseorang yang muncul karena adanya kebutuhan untuk mengekpresikannya dengan cara mencari bantuan dari pihak kedua yang berpotensi untuk memberikan solusi dari kebutuhan atau masalah yang sedang ...
Intan Ratna Puri, Sri Hartati
doaj   +1 more source

Letter to the Editor Regarding “The Vigil of Medicine”

open access: yesInternational Journal of Medical Students, 2021
This letter to the editor is regarding “The Vigil of Medicine”, which is a reflection on the author’s personal experiences backpacking the John Muir Trail.
Casey P. Schukow
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of backpacking holidays in Australia on alcohol, tobacco and drug use of UK residents

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2007
Background Whilst alcohol and drug use among young people is known to escalate during short holidays and working breaks in international nightlife resorts, little empirical data are available on the impact of longer backpacking holidays on substance use.
Copeland Jan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gendering the Boy Scouts: Examining Hegemonic Masculinity at a Co-Ed Backpacking Camp

open access: yesThe Journal for Undergraduate Ethnography, 2020
Masculinity has been studied in various outdoor settings, including the industries of ecotourism, outdoor education, and forestry. However, few studies have examined how physical space contributes to the construction of hegemonic masculinity in ...
Samantha Pentecost
doaj   +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

The Social Performance of Backpacking: An ontogenesis. How are backpacking identities organised, constituted and performed? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
How are Western backpacking identities organised, constituted and performed? A scenario understood as ‘backpacker-becoming’ is described as a process in which individual backpackers are activated, that is, continually negotiated through performances ...
Walsh, Neil Michael
core   +1 more source

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