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Backpacking
related: frugal delicious: [|backpacking]

Twitter
[|@BackpackerMag] [|@planet_backpack] [|@bengroundwater]

Outbounding Discussion
http://www.outbounding.org/articles/view/the-ethics-and-difficulties-of-travel-journalism http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/mediareport/the-ethics-and-difficulties-of-travel-journalism/5120206 http://www.smh.com.au/travel/blog/the-backpacker [|@bengroundwater]

[|NZ Backpacker Industry Conference | New Zealand Tourism Research Institute]
Mark Dumble and Eric Foley are the directors of [|BBH NZ]. With a history in travellers' accommodation stretching back as far as 1974, Mark and Eric have clocked up a combined total of almost 60 years in this sector of the industry. Survivors of the early 80s NZ "backpacker" accommodation development, they coordinated a mutual support group of other early operators which morphed in '87 into [|BBH NZ]. A pioneer of customer satisfaction ratings and an early participants on the world wide web (1995), BBH now represents more than 300 independent operators providing around 12,000 beds to the New Zealand Tourism industry. [|Download Podcast] (33MB, MP3)

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a backpacker who travels in relative luxury. [ flash(y) + (back)packer ] - People's Choice Award, [|Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year 2008]
 * flashpacker **

Blogs
http://www.gobackpacking.com/Blog

Elsewhere on the Web
[|Solo Backpacking Through Europe] http://www.backpacker.com [|BBH NZ] http://www.hostelworld.com http://www.coastingafrica.com http://www.cairns.com.au/visitor-information/backpackers http://www.backpackingsouthafrica.co.za http://www.planetbackpack.de - https://twitter.com/planet_backpack

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Backpacker tourism is a major economic driver for Victoria. For over a decade Tourism Victoria has recognised the growth potential of the backpacker segment. In 2007 18.0 per cent of all international visitors to Victoria were backpackers contributing close to $500 million to the local economy. Backpacker visitors tend to stay longer and spend more than the average international visitor to Victoria. Backpackers have a higher propensity to disperse into regional Victoria benefiting regional economies and are more likely to be repeat visitors to the State. Backpackers provide additional benefits to the Victorian economy by alleviating seasonal labour shortages due to visa entitlements which allow them to work in Australia during their stay. Anecdotal evidence suggests that backpackers are more environmentally sensitive visitors, with travel patterns that are more sustainable and less intrusive than other visitor segments. Backpackers are also less vulnerable to fluctuating economic conditions and are more likely to be resilient travellers in the wake of challenges such as the global financial crisis. - [|Draft Backpacker Tourism Action Plan 2009-2011]