3 months ago 25th Jul 15:56
Latest survey results reveal that 9 out of 10 travellers don’t leave home without their mobile phone
As the old fashioned, traditional backpacker becomes a figure from the past, the 21st Century flashpacker is emerging as a tech savvy traveller who doesn’t leave home without their modern day gadgets safely stowed in their wheelie suitcase.
According to a recent survey commissioned by Hostelworld.com, the number one hostel booking website, today’s traveller is no longer willing to carry their worldly possessions in a backpack, but are more likely to take a wheelie suitcase when staying in a hostel.
The survey results also revealed that nearly nine out of ten people won’t go traveling without their mobile phone, over a quarter of travelers pack their laptops and 72% are plugged into their MP3 players or iPods.
These flashpackers also show many key characteristics, they now eat out as opposed to eat in, fly to their chosen destination, and take a taxi from the airport to their hostel rather than the local bus or train service.
With the flashpacking trend continuing to rise, high end hostels are meeting the demand by providing equally tech-ready accommodation that caters to the needs and wants of the flashpacker. Communal bedrooms and bathrooms have been pushed aside for private accommodations, WI-FI/Internet access is becoming a hostel essential and MP3 travel guide downloads are increasingly popular (and available for download from the Hostelworld.com site).
The survey also highlighted that most travellers nowadays trust online reviews over and above the traditional guidebook recommendations.
Colm Hanratty, editor of Hostelworld.com says ‘“Many of today’s travellers want the hostel experience but with the extra modern comforts, at a budget price. A large number of hostels now offer a unique range of accommodations and top-rate facilities which they can enjoy from as little as £8 per night. Today’s hostels aren’t what they used to be - the people that stay in hostels are changing and modernising, as are the hostels themselves.”
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