Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- Part 1: Introduction -- 1. Drifting Towards the Global Nomad -- 2. The Global Nomad: Motivations and Behaviour of Independent Travellers Worldwide -- Part 2: Backpacking as a (Post)modern Phenomenon -- 3. Backpacking: Diversity and Change --...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1. VFR Travel: Progressing Towards Greater Recognition / Backer, Elisa / King, Brian -- Part 1: VFR Travellers – Understanding the World’s Largest Travel Segment -- 2. The Value and Contributions of VFR to Destinations and Destination Marketing /...

Foreword / Carson Jenkins -- Reflections on 50 years of tourism and development / Carson Jenkins -- Section 1. Tourism as a development option -- Section 2. Policies and planning for tourism development -- Section 3. Innovation in tourism: rethinking the destination -- Section 4. Educational...