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Tourism vs Backpacker - What's the difference?

tourism | backpacker |

As nouns the difference between tourism and backpacker

is that tourism is the act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home while backpacker is a traveler whose luggage consists of a backpack; especially, such a traveler who uses hostels, public transport, and other inexpensive services.

tourism

English

(wikipedia tourism)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home.
  • Collectively, the tourists visiting a place or landmark.
  • The act of visiting another region or jurisdiction for a particular purpose.
    • libel tourism'''; suicide '''tourism'''; sex '''tourism

    Derived terms

    * accessible tourism * agritourism * benefit tourism * birth tourism * bookstore tourism * conscious tourism * cultural tourism * dark tourism * disaster tourism * ecotourism * educational tourism * faith tourism * gambling tourism * geotourism * ghetto tourism * jungle tourism * libel tourism * mass tourism * medical tourism * religious tourism * sex tourism * space tourism * suicide tourism * sustainable tourism * thanatourism * tourist * VFR tourism * voluntourism * war tourism

    backpacker

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A traveler whose luggage consists of a backpack; especially , such a traveler who uses hostels, public transport, and other inexpensive services.