KEEP UP TO DATE
The most recent news and developments from the backpacker and youth tourism sectors. All the information, guidance, and suggestions you need to keep up to date.
KEEP UP TO DATE
The most recent news and developments from the backpacker and youth tourism sectors. All the information, guidance, and suggestions you need to keep up to date.
‘It’s just madness’: The Pro-Immigration Campaign Going Viral Over Jobs
Harry Barry first stumbled into The Hoey Moey hotel in Coffs Harbour as a backpacker fresh from Ireland in 1992. Now his North Coast Hotels owns a string of venues up and down the NSW coast, and had been considering opening two more until the Albanese government tabled plans to ... Read more>
BYTAP Industry Update – WHM Visas
Dear Industry, Since our last update on 26 August, BYTAP has continued its advocacy regarding the current disruption to Working Holiday Maker (WHM) visa processing. There has been significant activity over the past fortnight, including direct engagement with Government and Opposition representatives, industry bodies, the agricultural sector and media. Encouragingly, ... Read more>
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Winner of Tourism Australia Youth Sector ELITE Scholarship
Silke Kerwick2025-04-29T05:32:22+00:00June 16th, 2024|
Tourism Australia, in conjunction with the Backpacker & Youth Tourism … Read more>
Thrive 2030 Strategy Submission – Youth Tourism
Silke Kerwick2025-04-29T05:32:23+00:00June 10th, 2024|
9 June 2024
To: Austrade
To whom it may concern:
Ref: Thrive 2030 … Read more>
Tourism Australia Youth Sector ELITE Scholarship
Silke Kerwick2025-04-29T05:32:24+00:00May 14th, 2024|
Tourism Australia, in conjunction with the Backpacker & Youth Tourism … Read more>
BYTAP gives evidence at Federal Parliamentary inquiry into tourism & international education
Silke Kerwick2025-04-29T05:32:25+00:00March 1st, 2024|
The Backpacker & Youth Tourism Advisory Panel (BYTAP) was represented … Read more>
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BYTAP submission to inquiry into Tourism & International Education
Silke Kerwick2025-04-29T05:32:33+00:00December 13th, 2022|
BYTAP advocacy ahead of Jobs & Skills Summit
Silke Kerwick2025-04-29T05:32:33+00:00September 4th, 2022|
BYTAP writes to the Hon. Alex Hawke MP, requesting an extension of the visa fee waiver for WHM’s.
Silke Kerwick2024-06-12T07:14:47+00:00March 15th, 2022|
Perceptions of Australia’s Working Holiday Maker Program
Silke Kerwick2024-06-12T07:14:48+00:00March 15th, 2022|
Youth Tourism Welcomes Border Reopen
Silke Kerwick2024-03-01T20:02:00+00:00October 15th, 2021|
BYTAP commends Working Holiday Maker visa changes to support tourism & hospitality in Northern & remote areas of Australia
Silke Kerwick2024-03-01T20:02:00+00:00June 23rd, 2021|
Tourism Australia/BYTAP/ATEC Youth Sector ELITE Scholarship
Silke Kerwick2025-04-29T05:32:12+00:00April 7th, 2025|
Tourism Australia, in conjunction with the Backpacker & … Read more>
Visa rule change could spark backpacker ‘hierarchy’, amid record numbers
Silke Kerwick2025-04-29T05:32:20+00:00March 17th, 2025|
A record number of working holiday-makers flooded Australia in … Read more>
BYTAP’s response to supporting strong and sustainable regions Review of Regional Migration Settings discussion paper – June 2024
Silke Kerwick2025-04-29T05:32:21+00:00August 2nd, 2024|
Executive Summary
This submission has been prepared on behalf … Read more>
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‘It’s just madness’: The Pro-Immigration Campaign Going Viral Over Jobs
Tenille Gore2026-10-17T23:43:48+00:00October 17th, 2026|
BYTAP Industry Update – WHM Visas
Tenille Gore2026-09-14T04:17:39+00:00September 14th, 2026|
BYTAP Industry Update August 2026
Tenille Gore2026-09-01T07:44:51+00:00August 26th, 2026|
$10 strawberries, empty farms, and another hit for ELICOS: the Working Holiday visa pause
Tenille Gore2026-08-24T06:46:30+00:00August 24th, 2026|
TTF Calls for Federal Government Action on Working Holiday Visas
Tenille Gore2026-08-24T06:47:57+00:00August 22nd, 2026|
What you need to know about the working holiday visa pause
Tenille Gore2026-08-24T06:47:42+00:00August 19th, 2026|
Labor quietly pauses working holidaymaker visas as stoush over backpackers brews
Tenille Gore2026-08-24T06:48:29+00:00August 14th, 2026|
Celebrating half a century of Working Holiday Makers in Australia
Tenille Gore2026-08-14T23:30:10+00:00August 12th, 2026|
Rising visa costs risk pricing Australia out of key visitor markets
Tenille Gore2026-07-13T01:31:41+00:00July 13th, 2026|
World’s priciest: Australia’s working holiday visa jumps 25% to $840
Tenille Gore2026-07-03T05:49:05+00:00July 3rd, 2026|
Winner announced of 2026 Tourism Australia Youth Sector ELITE Scholarship
Tenille Gore2026-04-29T00:40:25+00:00April 29th, 2026|
Tourism Australia/BYTAP/ATEC Youth Sector ELITE Scholarship 2026
Tenille Gore2026-03-24T02:58:01+00:00March 23rd, 2026|
Winner announced of 2025 Tourism Australia Youth Sector ELITE Scholarship
Tenille Gore2025-06-04T00:49:19+00:00June 4th, 2025|
Tourism Australia/BYTAP/ATEC Youth Sector ELITE Scholarship
Silke Kerwick2025-04-29T05:32:12+00:00April 7th, 2025|
Visa rule change could spark backpacker ‘hierarchy’, amid record numbers
Silke Kerwick2025-04-29T05:32:20+00:00March 17th, 2025|
BYTAP’s response to supporting strong and sustainable regions Review of Regional Migration Settings discussion paper – June 2024
Silke Kerwick2025-04-29T05:32:21+00:00August 2nd, 2024|
Winner of Tourism Australia Youth Sector ELITE Scholarship
Silke Kerwick2025-04-29T05:32:22+00:00June 16th, 2024|
Thrive 2030 Strategy Submission – Youth Tourism
Silke Kerwick2025-04-29T05:32:23+00:00June 10th, 2024|
Tourism Australia Youth Sector ELITE Scholarship
Silke Kerwick2025-04-29T05:32:24+00:00May 14th, 2024|
BYTAP gives evidence at Federal Parliamentary inquiry into tourism & international education
Silke Kerwick2025-04-29T05:32:25+00:00March 1st, 2024|
Working Holiday Maker report to 30 June 2023
Silke Kerwick2025-04-29T05:32:26+00:00January 30th, 2024|
Are the backpackers back? Home Affairs data suggests holiday visas at pre-pandemic levels.
Silke Kerwick2025-04-29T05:32:27+00:00September 5th, 2023|
Restrictions On Working Holiday Visas Dubbed Reckless By Farm & Tourism Operators
Silke Kerwick2025-04-29T05:32:28+00:00August 3rd, 2023|
Australian Backpacker Visa Fees Increase By 25% | 7NEWS
Silke Kerwick2026-01-02T00:12:04+00:00June 29th, 2023|
Changes to Australia’s working holiday maker program for UK travellers
Silke Kerwick2025-04-29T05:32:31+00:00June 2nd, 2023|
Letter to NSW Tourism Minister John Graham
Silke Kerwick2025-04-29T05:32:33+00:00April 26th, 2023|
BYTAP Submission – Review into Migration, Pathway to Nation Building
Silke Kerwick2025-04-29T05:32:33+00:00February 11th, 2023|
BYTAP submission re Review into a Migration System for Australia’s Future
Silke Kerwick2025-04-29T05:32:33+00:00December 13th, 2022|
BYTAP submission to inquiry into Tourism & International Education
Silke Kerwick2025-04-29T05:32:33+00:00December 13th, 2022|
BYTAP advocacy ahead of Jobs & Skills Summit
Silke Kerwick2025-04-29T05:32:33+00:00September 4th, 2022|
BYTAP writes to the Hon. Alex Hawke MP, requesting an extension of the visa fee waiver for WHM’s.
Silke Kerwick2024-06-12T07:14:47+00:00March 15th, 2022|
Perceptions of Australia’s Working Holiday Maker Program
Silke Kerwick2024-06-12T07:14:48+00:00March 15th, 2022|
Youth Tourism Welcomes Border Reopen
Silke Kerwick2024-03-01T20:02:00+00:00October 15th, 2021|
BYTAP commends Working Holiday Maker visa changes to support tourism & hospitality in Northern & remote areas of Australia
Silke Kerwick2024-03-01T20:02:00+00:00June 23rd, 2021|
BYTAP Submission – Reimagining the Visitor Economy
Silke Kerwick2024-04-05T11:01:05+00:00June 18th, 2021|
BYTAP welcomes UK Working Holiday Maker visa changes
Silke Kerwick2023-05-10T02:17:22+00:00June 18th, 2021|
BYTAP wants the Australian government to establish a quarantine program to allow working holidaymakers back into the country
Silke Kerwick2023-05-10T02:17:23+00:00June 2nd, 2021|
BYTAP supports Victorian Parliamentary inquiry into the impact of COVID-19 on the tourism sector
Silke Kerwick2023-05-10T02:17:23+00:00May 13th, 2021|
Working Holiday Makers encouraged to work in tourism
Silke Kerwick2023-05-10T02:17:23+00:00May 13th, 2021|
Australia international border closure: Contiki domestic trips lure young travellers
Silke Kerwick2023-02-20T12:21:37+00:00April 22nd, 2021|
Full report on the youth tourism industry survey
Silke Kerwick2023-02-20T12:21:37+00:00March 22nd, 2021|
BYTAP nominated in The Global Youth Travel Awards
Silke Kerwick2023-02-20T12:23:03+00:00December 17th, 2020|
BYTAP supports the final report for the review into the Working Holiday Maker program
Silke Kerwick2023-02-20T12:23:05+00:00December 1st, 2020|
BYTAP supports recommendations made in the Interim Report of the Inquiry into the Working Holiday Maker Program
Silke Kerwick2023-02-20T12:23:07+00:00October 28th, 2020|
NFF is also working with the Backpacker and Youth Tourism Advisory Panel to develop a ‘COVIDsafe pathway’ proposal.
Silke Kerwick2023-02-20T12:23:11+00:00August 5th, 2020|
BYTAP Submission – Working Holiday Maker Program
Silke Kerwick2023-02-20T12:23:13+00:00July 24th, 2020|
WHM’s unable to take up visa’s due to COVID
Silke Kerwick2023-06-12T09:33:20+00:00June 30th, 2020|
‘Take action now’: Call to open borders to au pairs
Silke Kerwick2023-02-20T12:23:17+00:00June 29th, 2020|
BYTAP Ministerial Letter
Silke Kerwick2023-02-20T12:23:23+00:00June 18th, 2020|
Adventium Technology Correspondence
Silke Kerwick2023-02-20T12:23:24+00:00April 16th, 2020|
