Independent Travel And Flashpackers

In her essay, “Seeing”, Annie Dillard describes that someone’s perception of the world are based on preconceived judgements and ideas. Traveling is an example that illustrates that there are many different perceptions of the world, depending on the person. When one travels, their impression will be affected by expectations of the trip. Often, if someone has an image in their head of how traveling will be, they aren’t open-minded to diversity. An individual’s perception of traveling can be affected by what people find enjoyable, their tolerance of creating intercultural relationships, and their appreciation for their own life.

Gillian Dale (2010). Travel and Tourism level 3 Book 1. Oxford: Pearson Education Limited. 122-124.

Travelling provides a way for creating relationships and experiencing new cultures, while escaping the hardships of daily life.

Travel has always been associated with relaxation and enjoyment. People travel to explore new or revisit favorite places. The idea that travel could also be a conduit for self growth and awareness,as discussed in the article Transformative Travel,is a very new concept but old tradition. Various religious groups send people across the world as missionaries. Missionary work was identified as a group involvement. everyone on the mission fulfilled the same purpose. Transformative travel is a combination of mission work and travel of leisure except it is based on an individual's personal goal.

The concept of the traveller is seen very differently in comparrison to the tourist. Both have the same interest in being in another country and experiencing another culture, but to what extent are they experiencing it in the same way? The tourism industry has created these different types of categories of people who travel to other countries that have evolved over hundreds of years. Modern travel has become more affordable to people of all different backgrounds and with growing technology it has helped create this booming economy that the whole world in some way benefits off of. In todays society it is now more affordable and easier to reach another country compared to 100 years ago. This has created both titles of the tourist and travller as the tourist has become a negative title to carry as sterotypes on todays society have created a tarnished reputation of tourists. It is widely talked about how the tourist and traveller have two different meanings, but are they really that different? If so which title would fit the backpaper? As a traveller or tourist? This will be analysed throughout so there can be an evaluation and judgement made to help find the answers to these questions.

The baby boomers market are segmented based on age, income which there is a growing market of wealthy citizens who are able to afford higher quality of travel such as soft adventure which are more expensive to arrange due to the remoteness of such locations, based on gender which highlights women have outnumbers men when it comes to travelling in their later years, and that men prefers outdoor activities while most women seek for

From the author on the road to the cartographer behind a desk, we are united by a love of travel. In fact, a passion for travel is a prerequisite for working at Lonely Planet – it says

Travel narratives are prose forms which are written out of traveler’s personal experience and they are considered as an important genre of literary study. They are records of places, people and events of a particular region from the traveler’s point of view.

Local visitors would not consider the factor of “going places my friends have not been” as an important motivations than Mainland and Overseas visitors. More than 91.5 of Local visitors were repeated visitors, this can be explained that “going

Besides this, backpackers usually carry out a wider variety of activities during their trips than regular travellers because they want to achieve the travel purpose. Their activities are almost similar with those regular tourists’ ones which consists of cultural sightseeing , walk around and spend time in cafes, while they have also some more exact backpack activities which are wildlife and nature observation, hanging out and join some extreme sports. However, they do also visited to nightclubs and shops (Richards and Wilson, 2004). Backpackers are mostly attained related pre-travel information from Internet, other backpackers, guide books, travel agencies, previous experience, newspapers/magazines, tour operators, brochures, medias and airlines. When during the trip, information is usually collected from accommodation providers and other backpackers. The rate of backpackers using guidebooks is higher than regular tourists (Conrady and Buck, 2010). In term of the purchase power, the average expenditure of Europeans spent in international destinations for their trips was €95 per night (Conrady and Buck, 2010). In a comparison, the average expenditure of backpackers is quite low, specifically those backpackers with more experiences. However, the average length of stay of backpackers in a destination is usually longer than regular

“Tourism Australia did a research project which found the segments in other cultures that will be welcomed to the Australian experience . This target market is highly recommended to Australia’s offer and has more chances to stay longer, spend more and spread out to remote areas. Experience Seekers are, by definition, looking for unique and personal experiences from their holidays. Using different research, studies find how travelers think and feel to understand the personal factors that impacted them to travel. Experience

With world travel market having undergone significant changes over the last few years a new type of tourist has emerged known as the Free Independent Traveler or Tourist (FIT). The definition is broad but tends to refer to people over 35, often, though not necessarily, of above average income who like to travel in small groups, usually couples. They eschew mass tourism and the holiday package concept promoted by Travel operators, in favour of a more individualistic approach to travel. There are two implications to the idea of the Free Independent Traveler. One is important in the context of a marketing niche with a distinct economic behavior whilst the other concentrates more on the philosophy of travel. This distinction can be summarized in how they are described. For the economic importance of tourism and for marketing purposes they are Free Independent Travelers (Upper

Personalized traveling plans to fulfill individual clients’ needs; (Choose your own tour route and hotel etc., tour guides are included)

Travelling is an important part of one’s life. The purpose is not only leisure, but also to be a part of learning process through new information, about the places and culture, and our observations. This is what my dad says all the time and thank God I got a father like him, otherwise I have seen dads who do not give travelling much thought, and think it as a waste of time and money as they don’t usually want to acknowledge the fact that they don’t have time for their families and recreation.

The best travel experiences are the ones that you don't go as a tourist, but as an another