Backpacking and Backpackers—A Fresh Look

Tourism Recreation Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 5-10

  Pearce, Philip L ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

backpacker research agendas; experience; innovation; mobilities; relevance; rigour; sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979533465     PISSN: 02508281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508281.2006.11081501     Document Type: Article

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