Backpacking
Backpacking is used to describe a type of low-cost independent international travel. Terms such as independent travel and / or travel budgets are often used interchangeably with this term.
The factors that traditionally differentiate backpack other forms of tourism include but are not limited to:
- The use of transportation as a means of transport,
. - The preference of youth hostels to traditional hotels,
. - The duration of the trip vs. conventional vacations,
. - The use of a backpack,
. - An interest in meeting people and
. - See the sights.
The definition of a backpacker has evolved as travelers from different cultures and regions participate and will continue, which prevents an airtight definition.
Recent research has found that backpackers are a heterogeneous group with respect to the diversity of reasons and meanings attached to the experiences of his travels.
It also has demonstrated a shared commitment to a non-institutionalized form of travel, which has been fundamental for self-identification as backpackers.
Backpacking as a lifestyle and as a business has grown considerably in the 2000s as the commonplace of low-cost airlines, hostels or budget accommodation in many parts of the world, and digital communication and resources make planning, executing, and continuing a long-term backpacking trip easier than ever before.