David Fitzpatrick unpacks the backpacker industry from his unique perspective.
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David Fitzpatrick has been with award winning and review coveted Base Backpackers since 2004 when Australia’s first “Flashpackers†opened it’s doors in the heart of St Kilda. Voted in the Top 10 hippest hostels worldwide by Lonely Planets Blue Guide, this bustling backpacker mecca boasts it’s own travel agent, luxury female only floor and the busiest backpacker bar in Melbourne.
David previously ran hospitality and tourism operations in Queensland, here in Melbourne and the UK.
In the 90’s David spent time in Osaka on a Victorian Government goodwill exchange program, has been a Kitchenware seller in Brixton, a fish sorter in Portugal, a legal Secretary in Glasgow and a Bicycle mechanic in Copenhagen.
He studied Politics and South East Asian studies at VUT but it was after spending a Summer in Queensland trying to teach tipsy international tourists how to sail a yacht safely, that he knew his destiny lay in the travel industry.
Currently David is chair of the Backpacker Operators alliance of Victoria and General Manager of Base St Kilda.
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