 Seeking 'older' backpackers for academic study
I am a mature student (nearly 35!) at the University of Glamorgan,
South Wales, UK. I am coming to the end of a 3 year degree in travel
and Tourism Management, and am in the process of writing my
dissertation.
I began by looking at academic literature which exists about the
backpacking phenomena. There's a reasonable amount out there but
everything seems to concentrate on the youth (18-30) market. I thought
it would be interesting to see if the older market differs in its
attitudes, and I expect that it does.
I am still setting up the questions I would like to ask, but one that I
need to establish straight away is: Have you ever heard of the term
"greypacker". It doesn't seem to exist in any academic texts and
is a phrase I heard in discussion with some local friends who could be
considered "greypackers". I would be interested to know if you
would find the term offensive, funny or simply apt!
Thanks for your time so far. I am likely to be asking about your
motivations for travelling, where you go, and have you always, like me,
been a nomadic traveller.
Russ
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