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Re:Norway's Bold Plan to Tackle Overtourism by vkou on Thursday September 12, 2019 @06:13PM (#20957026)
That's because Australia has incredibly easily accessible tourist working visas. It's what makes it attractive for a broke college kid to bum around in for a few months, in a way that would never happen in Canada, or the United States...
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Re:Norway's Bold Plan to Tackle Overtourism by 9nGQluzmnq3M on Thursday September 12, 2019 @09:35PM (#20958326)
Wages are also far higher than the US or Canada: the legal minimum wage is $19.49/hour, and many industry unions have negotiated higher rates. This means a backpacker can do menial labor and still save meaningful amounts of money to use for travel, even when accounting for the higher cost of living.
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Re:Norway's Bold Plan to Tackle Overtourism by bigger_cheese on Friday September 13, 2019 @01:46AM (#20959508)
I believe in US/Canada if you work in a restaurant Wages are subsidized with tips we don't tip here in Australia so the higher minimum wage probably accounts for that.
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