flashpacking

These days it’s all about flashpacking, and the new breed of travellers has more kit than Nasa.

Flashpacking is a neologism used to refer to affluent backpacker.

Glamping is one of those terms that might disappear as fast as you can say flashpacking, but it really does apply to Welsh yurt breaks, alongside other trends like cool camping.

Digital cameras, photo sharing websites and the Internet have enabled new tools and methods of social networking while consumer trends such as flashpacking and adventure travel have led to a worldwide increase in socially connected photographers.

Whereas backpacking is traditionally associated with budget travel and destinations that are relatively cheap, flashpacking has an association of more disposable income while traveling and has been defined simply as backpacking with a bigger budget.

Terms used to describe backpacking with more money and resources include flashpacking, a combination of flash, as in fancy, with backpacking, and poshpacking, a combination of posh, an informal adjective for upper class, and backpacking.