Flashpacking and Travel

It’s the latest in backpacker trends. But what’s flashpacking, and how do you flashpack successfully? Flashpackers are already defined as those invoved with their mid 20s to early 30s who still keep to the backpacker route and travel just like a backpacker. Where they vary from the regular budget globetrotter, however, is within their budget along with their wish to have comfort and amenities while they’re travelling. Flashpackers expect better accommodation and have more income to shell out on food along with other comforts since they move about the planet.
Flashpackers remain loyal for the basic backpacker philosophy, including no fixed itineraries, exceptional culture of the place and utilizing cheap flights and hostel accommodation, but there are several things that set them apart from the conventional backpacker.
What constitutes a flashpacker?
– Extra money. Rather than saving the minimum to get by while travelling, flashpackers set about their journeys with more income to be able to afford to splurge on drinks, meals out, partying and tours. best retreats in bali on Bali holidays, for instance, might stay in hostels and can spend their cash on nights out, nice meals and collecting souvenirs.
– Technology. What really sets a flashpacker aside from a backpacker is the electronic goods in which they travel. According to a Hostelworld study in 2006, 21 percent of people travel using a laptop, 54 percent having an MP3 player, 83 percent with a mobile phone and 86 percent travel which has a photographic camera. These ‘flash’ items make it easier for travellers to be connected with home, be comfortable, capture their memories and be entertained.
Many hostels now cater for the growing flashpacker market, who’re willing to spend on slightly improved hostel facilities, such as private rooms and bathrooms. Student travel can be about affordability, but this new wave of backpackers is evolving the scene slightly and adding a little bit of glamour and comfort to the conventional budget lifestyle and threadbare living of the standard backpacker.