Building on previous work on backpacking, this book takes the analysis of backpacker tourism further by engaging both with new theoretical debates into tourism experiences and mobilities as well as with new empirical phenomena such as the rise of the ‘flashpacker’ and alternative destinations.

1. From Backpacking to Flashpacking: Developments in Backpacker Tourism Research - Kevin Hannam and Anya Diekmann 2. Not such a Rough or Lonely planet? Backpacker Tourism: An Academic Journey - Mark P. Hampton 3. Flashpacking in Fiji: Reframing the ‘Global Nomad’ in a Developing Destination - Jeff Jarvis and Victoria Peel 4. The Virtualization of Backpacker Culture: Virtual Mooring, Sustained Interactions, and Enhanced Mobilities - Cody Paris 5. Re-Conceptualising Lifestyle Travellers: Contemporary ‘Drifters’ - Scott Cohen 6. Backpacker Hostels: Place and Performance - Michael O’Regan 7. Euro-railing: A Mobile-Ethnography of Backpacker Train Travel - James Johnson 8. Budget Backpackers Testing Comfort Zones in Mongolia - Claudia Bell 9. Lesbian Identities Backpacker Travel Experiences in New Zealand - Linda Myers 10. Backpackers as Volunteer Tourists: Evidence from Tanzania - Kath Laythorpe 11. Backpackers in Norway: Landscapes, Ties and Platforms - Gareth Butler 12. Town of 1770, Australia: The Creation of a New Backpacker Brand - Peter Welk 13. A Clash of Cultures or Definitions? Complexity and Backpacker Tourism in Residential Communities - Robyn Bushell and Kay Anderson 14. Towards Strategic Planning for an Emerging Backpacker Tourism Destination: The South African Experience - Christian Rogerson

This excellent edited collection by international scholars clearly demonstrates the ongoing research agenda of backpacking. It offers a critical contribution by engaging with the changing dynamics of backpacking and examines a range of complex issues. A delightful find in this book is that, not only are the mainstream destinations discussed but lesser known areas (such as: Mongolia, Tanzania and Norway) are evident and add to the book's richness.