Case Study On Backpacking

1. A brief description the research project and issue under investigation and an analysis of best practice in relation to this issue. (2.1 and 2.2).

Thesis: I learned that there are many important things one needs to know, and certain items one should bring on a backpacking trip, in order to have a safe, successful and memorable adventure.

Initially it was challenging for me to keep up with my crew when hiking over steep, rocky trails at high elevations, while carrying a 50 pound back pack. Every day we had to get up early in the morning, set up and break camp, hike for 6-10 miles, pack/unpack our back pack up, cook our food, put all of the crew’s food and medicine (“smellables”) in a bag and hang it up over a tree, follow the Philmont Wilderness Pledge and ensure that every campsite, fire pit, and dish water sump is left clean. All this was mentally and physically very exhausting. When my backpack became very heavy about 48 lbs. and I was tired after 4-5 days, I realized that I was carrying the vegetarian meals I brought from home and the meal given to us by Philmont, which

Conduct research on trends in the industry within which the company operates and provide a brief analysis of these trends and the relevance to the company’s activities.

Conduct research on trends in the industry within which the company operates and provide a brief analysis of these trends and the relevance to the company’s activities.

This study will give benefit to the three parties, who are the company itself, to the publics and also to the researcher.

The first time I encountered backpackers was when my mom took me to Costa Rica. We were out on a boat that took us out to this relatively secluded beach to snorkel in the clear water. There was an open bar, but we were disappointed that after 3 daiquiris and a couple pina coladas, we felt nothing. The bartender was being a little stingy, but nevertheless, we had a great time! We met these two girls who were deeply enjoying their gap year. They had just arrived in Costa Rica after backpacking through Italy, Spain, and France. Their plan was to travel through South America seeing Easter Island, Macchu Picchu, and going around to some of the capitals like Buenos Aires and Lima. I wish I had found a way to keep in touch with them. Ever since meeting them, my dream has been to go backpacking, to be on my own with a couple of friends in some foreign area we know little to nothing about.

Backpackers will usually choose budget accommodations during their trip. The budget accommodations that commonly used by backpackers are such as hostels, guest houses and homes of friends and relatives, however backpackers do also stayed in hotels, bed & breakfasts, and campervans (Richards and Wilson, 2004). The choice of accommodation has a slightly difference between Westerners and Asians. This might be caused of the Western travellers usually plan the trip alone however friends are the main external source that involved. While Asian travellers seem to have more preference to involve their friends and relatives when planning the trip rather than planning it on their own. This could be explained by differences in culture and society which

This chapter generally discusses the background studies, problem statement, objectives, scope of the study, output to be predicted and benefit of the research.

Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the three forms of backpacking, which a new type of tourism promoting cultural exchange.

The concepts of ‘solo travel’ and ‘independent travel’ are used throughout this section. “Independent traveller” is a phrase to describe diverse tourists who are different from the mass, organised tourists. They have different needs and motivations than mass tourists. It is known as “fully independent traveller” (Wilson, 2004). Chai (1996) describes independent travellers as tourists who do not travel via a fully inclusive package or in groups and the duration they stay compared with other tourists is longer. According to Hyde and Lawson (2003) in a study entitled “The Nature of Independent Travel”, three characteristics which has identified in the nature of independent travel such as the experiences of a traveller is an itinerary, travellers are willing to take risks in vacations and travellers possess a desire for the unplanned experiences. It can be

The first chapter of the study started with the background to the study followed by statement of the problem based on six specific gaps in the body of knowledge. Subsequently, five objectives were focused, which led to five research questions. Five propositions were also formulated. This chapter also discussed the study variables which were operationalized. The significance and scope of the study were also discussed and ended with operational definition of terms.

Chapter 3: Research Methodology Research methodology is the process used to collect information and data for the purpose of making business decisions. Primary Research, Justification and Biases Primary research is the experiments, investigations, or tests carried out to acquire data first-hand, rather than being gathered from published sources. However primary research is costly, time consuming, sometimes the feed backs are inaccurate and the number of resources are required The methodology may include publication research, interviews, surveys and other research techniques, and could include both present and historical information. I will apply primary research because it addresses targeted issues. Data interpretation is also better.

This research paper is assigned to us in “Introduction to Social Science” course. Here students have to prepare a term paper basing on the titles given to them so that students can learn to conduct any research study in future for their organizational purpose or own business purpose.

Besides that, the amount of budget oriented hotels is too many. There is less privacy in a budget hostel than in the hotel because sharing sleeping accommodation in a dormitory is very different from staying in a private room in a hotel and might not be comfortable for those requiring more privacy. Additionally, theft can be a problem, since guest ma share a common living space. It would be so much better if they invest for some higher class hotel so some people could enjoy their holiday without being disturbed privately.