Some Aspects of Tourism, Seasonality and Local Labour Markets

The enduring seasonality of parts of the tourism industry, coupled with the relatively modest scale of many resort labour markets, generates some important geographical links between these areas and what amount to traditional source areas of seasonal labour supply. Following a review of seasonality...

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Published in:Area (London 1969) 1989-03, Vol.21 (1), p.35-45
Main Author: Ball, R. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bgi / Prodig
Conurbations
DEMOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHY
Employment
Europe
Geography
Industrial areas
Industry
Labor markets
Local labor markets
MIGRANT WORK OR WORKERS
Seasonal labor
The British Isles
TOURISM
Unemployment
Wales. Isle of Man
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Summary:The enduring seasonality of parts of the tourism industry, coupled with the relatively modest scale of many resort labour markets, generates some important geographical links between these areas and what amount to traditional source areas of seasonal labour supply. Following a review of seasonality in tourism, this paper discusses such links with particular reference to North Wales and the North West conurbations.
ISSN:0004-0894
1475-4762