Out with wild parties, in with soft lighting and wellness centres. Welcome to the new age of backpacking ...

Jaw-dropping video captures the moment a pair of backpackers barely escape with their lives after a fiery lithium battery blast inside an Australian hostel. The French travelers are seen outside their ...

Australia’s backpacker tourism industry is facing the biggest crisis in its history, with many tour operators struggling to survive following big falls in young travelers. Australia’s backpacker ...

Falling victim to a shift in tourist culture, Sunny’s Hostel has seen a rapid decline in interest as attendance dropped more than 50 per cent. Owner for almost 30 years John Dwyer, 80, said the ...

A dream trip backpacking around Australia has not quite turned out how Dutch tourist Sietse Peer imagined. The 26-year-old arrived here in February, just before the world changed and the borders were ...