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Tourists for hire: International working holidaymakers in a work based destination in regional Australia

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  • Jarvis, Jeff
  • Peel, Victoria

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Working tourists are a growing phenomenon in contemporary tourism although rarely the subject of focussed research. This analysis explores the role of work in the experience of working tourists through an empirical study of international working holiday makers (WHMs) in a regional Australian city. Results of a mixed methods analysis highlight Australia's WHM visa as driving international tourist dispersal to regional destinations largely untouched by international visitation. Although WHMs were found to have limited impact on existing tourism services, findings indicate their arrival has played an important role in stimulating new and unique forms of enterprise. Implications for strategic destination management designed to more fully capture benefits associated with working tourists are identified and future research opportunities presented.

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  • Jarvis, Jeff & Peel, Victoria, 2013. "Tourists for hire: International working holidaymakers in a work based destination in regional Australia," Tourism Management, Elsevier, vol. 37(C), pages 114-124.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:touman:v:37:y:2013:i:c:p:114-124
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2012.10.014
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    1. Alexander Reilly, 2015. "Low-cost labour or cultural exchange? Reforming the Working Holiday visa programme," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 26(3), pages 474-489, September.
    2. Baum, Tom & Kralj, Anna & Robinson, Richard N.S. & Solnet, David J., 2016. "Tourism workforce research: A review, taxonomy and agenda," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 60(C), pages 1-22.

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