Trouble in Paradise? The Impact of Changes to the Working Backpacker Market to a Regional Destination

Harris, Alana; Prideaux, Bruce

doi:10.1108/s1745-3542(2011)0000007008

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“…He argued that the first criterion is a necessary condition, while the other four are strong indicators of the backpacker phenomenon. This definition has been widely adopted in the tourism literature to define and study the backpacker phenomenon (Harris & Prideaux, 2011;Slaughter, 2004). However, as with many backpacker studies, this definition was developed mainly based on studies of youth travellers from Western countries and its relevance to contemporary Asian youth market may have limitations.…”

Section: Youth Travel Markets In Australiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although there are differences between the two major definitions, Slaughter (2004) reported that previous studies that adopted the two different approaches to define backpackers produced similar findings based on an extensive review of related articles. In fact, whether adopting the social definition or the accommodation-based definition, most backpacker studies have been based on data collected from individuals who stay at backpacker accommodation (Bui, Wilkins, & Lee, 2013b;Harris & Prideaux, 2011;Hughes, Downing, Bellis, Dillon, & Copeland, 2009;Kininmont, 2000;Pearce et al, 2009;Prideaux & Shiga, 2007;Slaughter, 2004). Thus, individuals who met the social definition of backpackers but did not stay at commercial backpacker accommodation were excluded in many studies.…”

Section: Youth Travel Markets In Australiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This is often done to simplify the quantification of the phenomenon of backpackers and the collection of data (Harris & Prideaux, 2011;Slaughter, 2004). Consequently, Tourism Research Australia (2017) defined backpackers as 'visitors who spent at least one night in either backpacker or hostel accommodation'.…”

Section: Youth Travel Markets In Australiamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Differentiating Asian working holiday makers from traditional backpackers on the basis of accommodation preferences

Nagai

Benckendorff

Tkaczynski

2018

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management

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a b s t r a c tThe Australian working holiday maker (WHM) program has contributed to the international youth travel market in Australia for many years. Despite a recent increase in the number of participants from Asian countries, their travel behaviours, including accommodation preferences, have not yet been fully explored. In fact, Asian WHMs have often been treated as backpackers in previous studies. The purpose of this study was to explore whether Asian WHMs differ from traditional backpackers on the basis of accommodation preferences. The study employed a sequential mixed methods design consisting of six focus groups followed by a self-administered questionnaire survey. Analyses of both the qualitative and quantitative data revealed that similar to European WHMs, backpacker accommodation was used by many Asian WHMs. However, a sizeable proportion of this market did not stay at this type of accommodation for reasons such as concerns about cleanliness and safety, cultural and language barriers and unfamiliarity with the style of accommodation. Whereas, shared accommodation with people from similar cultural backgrounds was a preferred accommodation style. The main implication of this study is that Asian WHMs cannot be fully understood when they are simply categorised as part of the wider backpacker market. Further consideration of their unique characteristics is required to obtain a comprehensive understanding of this cohort in the current youth travel market.

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Section: Youth Travel Markets In Australiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Youth Travel Markets In Australiamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Differentiating Asian working holiday makers from traditional backpackers on the basis of accommodation preferences

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Benckendorff

Tkaczynski

2018

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management

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“…The top five countries were UK, Germany, South Korea, France, and Taiwan (DIBP, 2015). Each WHM earns around $10,667 but spends $13,218, further benefitting the economy (Harris & Prideaux, 2011). Each WHM earns around $10,667 but spends $13,218, further benefitting the economy (Harris & Prideaux, 2011).…”

Section: Backpackers In Australia: a Mobile And Temporary Agriculturamentioning

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“…While backpackers in Australia have a low per day expenditure, their long holidays mean they spend more money overall than tourists on shorter holidays with higher budgets (Tourism Research Australia, 2013). Each WHM earns around $10,667 but spends $13,218, further benefitting the economy (Harris & Prideaux, 2011). But the low budget nature of backpacker travel makes backpackers highly sensitive to reductions in earning potential.…”

Section: Backpackers In Australia: a Mobile And Temporary Agriculturamentioning

confidence: 99%

Working holiday makers in Australia: food security, climate change, and the backpacker tax

Iaquinto

2017

Geographical Research

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This commentary considers an often overlooked contribution to food security in Australia—the labour of working holiday makers. Their ability to act as a flexible and mobile temporary workforce is essential to the maintenance of the Australian agricultural industry. Previously, no tax was payable on income below $18,200, but a 2015 proposal to increase their tax rate sparked a vigorous political debate and so revealed their importance to the agricultural industry. A decline in backpacker numbers would cause agriculture to shrink to cope with smaller workforces. But the effects of climate change are expected to further shrink agricultural areas as extreme events and hotter temperatures impact crops, livestock, and the productivity of agricultural workers. Issues that appear manageable when viewed in isolation, such as increases in the tax rate on working holiday makers, become more problematic when viewed in conjunction with other impacts affecting agriculture. Thus, the ‘backpacker tax’ risks making food security harder to maintain at a time when Australia's agricultural system is already vulnerable to climate change.

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An Insight into the Motivations of Thai Working and Holiday Makers (WHMs)

Wattanacharoensil

Talawanich

2018

Asian Youth Travellers

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Trouble in Paradise? The Impact of Changes to the Working Backpacker Market to a Regional Destination

Cited by 7 publications

References 7 publications

Differentiating Asian working holiday makers from traditional backpackers on the basis of accommodation preferences

Differentiating Asian working holiday makers from traditional backpackers on the basis of accommodation preferences

Working holiday makers in Australia: food security, climate change, and the backpacker tax

An Insight into the Motivations of Thai Working and Holiday Makers (WHMs)

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