This paper reflects on human mobility ranges and their regional impacts. We first introduce an interpretative framework that situates place populations within a continuum of transiences and intensities: according to this, short- and long-term mobilities, generally associated with a binary of...

This paper analyses the market transformations in heritage tourism destinations when excessivetourism demand determines the emergence of a class of excursionists among visitors. Building onthe approach of Keane (1997) and Shapiro (1983), our model highlights some importantdimensions of...

This paper analyses the market transformations in heritage tourism destinations when excessive tourism demand determines the emergence of a class of excursionists among visitors. Building on the approach of Keane (1997) and Shapiro (1983), some important dimensions of sustainable tourism...

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 --...

This collection of international case studies addresses the crucial issue of sustainable tourism development by asking what local communities can contribute to sustainable tourism, and what sustainability can offer communities in return