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I recently read a travel story about ‘Chuppies’ – a buzz word to describe “Chinese Yuppies” – a group who describe Australia as their number one destination.

This got me thinking as to the many buzz words associated with, or created by, the tourism industry.  Here are a few of my personal favourites:

Photourism – taking a tour guided by a photographer with people who share an interest in photography.  The purpose is to return home with the ultimate image gallery.  This one I made up myself, not unlike many of the below which we can assume have been dreamt up by PRs!…

Voluntourism – a holiday mixed with a stint of volunteering, popular in developing countries.

Babymoon – the last holiday a couple will take before their baby is born.

Bizcation – combining a business trip with a vacation.

Staycation  - taking a vacation in your hometown by exploring the tourism attractions whilst saving on accommodation.

Glamping – camping without roughing it (glamorous camping).

Flashpacking – backpacking without roughing it (flash backpacks).

Paliday – a holiday with your best friend.

Weddingmoon – when a wedding and honeymoon combine.

Sabbat-packers – grown up gap year travellers.  This one was popular with those taking a sabbatical from work due to the global financial crisis.

Liecations –lying about being on vacation to hide the fact you are spending a week being lazy at home.