“…Although accurate figures are difficult to obtain, there are an estimated 610,000 Polish workers registered as employed in the UK (Home Office, 2009). It is widely recognised that these figures are underestimated, with variations reported by different agencies (Lyon & Sulcova, 2009) In tourism studies, Poles are recognised as the largest group of international workers in the UK (Baum, Dutton, Karimi, Kokkranikal, Devine & Hearns, 2007;Devine, Baum, Hearns, & Devine, 2007a, 2007bEvans, Wills, Datta, Herbert, McIlwaine & May, 2007). As with any influx of foreign employees, changes in the receiving countries workforces have been reported, with migrant workers having economic, social and cultural effects at the destination.…”