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

Tourism Management

Volumn 37, Issue , 2013, Pages 114-124

  Jarvis, Jeff ^a   Peel, Victoria ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Backpackers; Regional development; Visa policy; Work and leisure; Working holiday makers

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TOURISM; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84874435298     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2012.10.014     Document Type: Article

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