Backpacker Tourist

Márcio Ribeiro Martins is a geographer with a PhD in Tourism and is Assistant Professor at Polytechnic Institute of Bragança as well as Associate Researcher of the research unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policy), working in the group on Tourism and Development.Rui Augusto da Costa holds a PhD in Tourism and is Assistant Professor in the Tourism Area in the Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism at University of Aveiro. He is member of the Executive Committee of DEGEIT, integrated member of the Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policy and Coordinator of the Research Group of Tourism and Development.

• Chapter 1. Introduction: Backpacker Tourism, A Contemporary OverviewChapter 2. Concepts and Segments of Backpacker TouristsChapter 3. Backpackers’ Socio-Demographic Characteristics, Travel Organization and The Impact of New TechnologiesChapter 4. Backpackers’ Travel MotivationsChapter 5. Space-Time Perspectives of Backpacker TouristsChapter 6. Conclusions: The Future of Backpacker Tourists and Managerial Implications