Meaning:
“穷” means “poor,” and “游” means to “travel.” This term, used as the Chinese name for qyer.com, an online travel agent targeting students and those with limited resources, refers to traveling on a budget. Tourists in this fashion often take buses, hitchhike, stay in cheap hotels and try to reach their destinations and see what they want to see with the least money spent. Some people praise this kind of traveling as the best way of seeing the world and getting in touch with locals. They are especially against those “luxury travelers” who stay in star hotels and spend a lot of time in shopping malls when they get to a new place.
Example:
A: 这个暑假你有什么计划？
Zhègè shǔjià nǐ yǒu shénme jìhuà?
What’s your plan for the summer vacation?
B: 我打算和几个伙伴一起去欧洲穷游。
Wǒ dǎsuàn hé jǐgè huǒbàn yīqǐ qù ōuzhōu qióngyóu。
I am going to tour Europe on a budget with a few buddies.
(First editor: Debra Li)