1. Introduction: Conceptualising and Profiling Backpacker Tourism / Kevin Hannam and Irena Ateljevic
Pt. 1. Conceptualising Backpacker Tourism
2. Suspending Reality: An Exploration of Enclaves and the Backpacker Experience / Julie Wilson and Greg Richards
3. Social Psychological Interface of Tourism and Independent Travel / Petri Hottola
4. Sustainability Research and Backpacker Studies: Intersections and Mutual Insights / Phillip Pearce
5. Are Backpackers Ethical Tourists? / Clare Speed
6. Lonely Planet Myth: 'Backpacker Bible' and 'Travel Survival Kit' / Peter Welk
7. Challenging the 'Tourist-Other' Dualism: Gender, Backpackers and the Embodiment of Tourism Research / Erica Wilson and Irena Ateljevic
Pt. 2. Profiling Backpacker Tourism
8. 'Van Tour' and 'Doing a Contiki': Grand 'Backpacker' Tours of Europe / Jude Wilson, David Fisher and Kevin Moore
9. Uncovering the International Backpackers to Malaysia / Lee Tze Ian and Ghazali Musa
10. Exploring the Motivations of Backpackers: The Case of South Africa / Christine Niggel and Angela Benson
11. Study Backpackers: Australia's Short-stay International Student Travellers / Jeff Jarvis and Victoria Peel
12. Women as Backpacker Tourists: A Feminist Analysis of Destination Choice and Social Identities from the UK / Linda Myers and Kevin Hannam
13. Backpacking Journey of Israeli Women in Mid-life / Darya Maoz
14. Intracommunity Tensions in Backpacker Enclaves: Sydney's Bondi Beach / Julie Wilson, Greg Richards and Ian MacDonnell
15. Perceptions of Backpacker Accommodation Facilities: A Comparative Study of Scotland and New Zealand / Jenny Cave, Maree Thyne and Chris Ryan
16. Conclusion: Towards a Critical Agenda for Backpacker Tourism / Irena Ateljevic and Kevin Hannam.