The Great Australian Road-Trip is undergoing a refresh, thanks to an emerging trend of millennial and youth workers opting to challenge the traditional social framework. In the wake of ongoing lockdowns and border restrictions, a rapid uptake of domestic travel is hitting regional towns, providing a much-needed economic boost to the local communities. But for the first time in a long time, it isn’t the tried and tested paths set out by Grey Nomads that are copping the influx of business. In fact, it’s an entirely new cohort of travellers taking the reins.

Item Type:	Media Interview
Keywords:	travel, Gap Year 2.0, COVID-19, identity
Research Division:	Human Society
Research Group:	Sociology
Research Field:	Sociology of culture
Objective Division:	Expanding Knowledge
Objective Group:	Expanding knowledge
Objective Field:	Expanding knowledge in human society
UTAS Author:	Hookway, NS (Dr Nicholas Hookway)
ID Code:	148098
Year Published:	2021
Deposited By:	Office of the School of Social Sciences
Deposited On:	2021-12-02
Last Modified:	2021-12-03
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