Backpacking a dwa pokolenia turystów – wstęp do badań nad definicją

• Authors: Jolanta Barbara Jabłonkowska

Title variants

EN

Backpacking and two generations of tourists – introduction to research theory

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

EN

Background. Backpacking is a relatively new type of travelling (its existence dates back to the 90s of the 20th century). According to the indications of foreign researchers of the issue, it has evolved from drifting, and according to Polish theorists – from tramping. From the very beginning, backpacking has been identified with a generation of young people, mostly students, who have temporary resources or employment status and are not conditioned with family responsibilities. The definition of this alternative mode of travelling was established on the basis of research and analysis of canon characteristics of backpackers. Material and methods. Some essential features relevant only to backpacking are classified in the paper. However, backpacking is changing together with the changing generations. Therefore, the research presents reflections on backpacking definitions formulated by two generations of tourists (backpackers youth: aged 18–25 years, and seniors: aged 60–75 years). The study should be treated as a survey, supporting the diagnosis of the problem and preparing the ground for research on a wider scale. A questionnaire survey was conducted among 100 people aged between the so-called young backpackers (50 respondents) and senior backpackers (50 respondents). The technique of a diagnostic questionnaire was used. Conclusion. The results obtained allowed to establish backpacker definitional characteristics, as perceived in the context of the travelling experience of two generations of travellers.

Keywords

PL

podróże; seniorzy; młodzież ucząca się; turystyka alternatywna; definicje backpackingu

EN

travelling; seniors; students; alternative tourism; the definitions of backpacking

• Publisher: Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego we Wrocławiu
• Journal: Rozprawy Naukowe Akademii Wychowania Fizycznego we Wrocławiu
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 46
• Pages: 37-45

Contributors

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Jolanta Barbara Jabłonkowska

• Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego we Wrocławiu