Lifestyle travellers. Backpacking as a way of life

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1535-1555

  Cohen, Scott A ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Backpacker; Drifter; Identity.; Lifestyle consumption; Mobility

Indexed keywords

IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; IDEOLOGY; LIFESTYLE; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

INDIA; THAILAND;

EID: 79953733648     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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