{"id":6068,"date":"2019-06-25T11:40:18","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T01:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.welcometo.travel\/?p=6068"},"modified":"2021-09-23T07:20:58","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T07:20:58","slug":"why-are-young-north-americans-travelling-to-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/welcometo.travel\/why-are-young-north-americans-travelling-to-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Are North Americans Travelling To Australia?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6068\" class=\"elementor elementor-6068\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09e5c62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09e5c62\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf4945a\" data-id=\"cf4945a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46b114f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46b114f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Why are young Canadians and Americans now travelling to Australia?<\/h2><p>The things you know about Australia; it\u2019s a long way, it\u2019s hot and it has a few dangerous animals but you needn\u2019t worry, Crocodile Dundee will look after that.<\/p><p>A question you may have is&#8230; <strong>Why are so many North Americans going there?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c882bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c882bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><em>The chance to take a working holiday in a new land of opportunity.<\/em><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f239ac0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f239ac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Firstly let&#8217;s talk about the visa&#8230;<\/h4><h5>Canadians:<\/h5><p>If you are a citizen and aged between 18-35, you\u2019re eligible to a 12-month <a href=\"https:\/\/immi.homeaffairs.gov.au\/visas\/getting-a-visa\/visa-listing\/work-holiday-417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">working holiday visa (417 visa)<\/a> in Australia.<\/p><p>On this visa you can work for up to 6 months for one employer.<\/p><p>If you complete 88 days of rural work, you can actually extend that visa by another 12 months.See our 88 Days of Farmwork blog for extra info on this.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36f6b98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"36f6b98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/i0f2SCKCv7AsM\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/canada-i0f2SCKCv7AsM\"><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7f54ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7f54ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Americans:<\/strong><\/h5><p>If you\u2019re a citizen and aged between 18-30, you\u2019re eligible for a 12-month <a href=\"https:\/\/immi.homeaffairs.gov.au\/visas\/getting-a-visa\/visa-listing\/work-holiday-462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Work and Holiday visa (462<\/a>) in Australia.<\/p><p>On this visa you can work for up to 6 months or one employer. If you complete 88 days of specified work you can actually extend that visa by another 12 months.<\/p><p>The best bit? While many have to complete rural work to do this, American citizens can work in hospitality or tourism to extend!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf6c2c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"cf6c2c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/5ME9j9hbSJYrK\" width=\"480\" height=\"358\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/stephen-colbert-gif-gifs-5ME9j9hbSJYrK\"><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acc3f37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acc3f37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Secondly, lets talk about what a working holiday is<\/h4><p>Just like starting school, your first job or university, a working holiday is an incredible opportunity to be thrown out of your comfort zone and into a journey where you will inevitably make friends, learn valuable lessons about yourself and create memories for a lifetime.<\/p><p>When you go on holiday or travelling, you often think \u2018it would be great if I could stay a bit longer\u2019 and that\u2019s the opportunity a working holiday gives you.<\/p><p>A working holiday in Australia allows you to snorkel, swim and catch sunset after sunrise after sunset before settling down to work for a few months in the town you loved most.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c3adc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3c3adc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=8Qx8FkRSgaU&amp;t=2s&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62fb3ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62fb3ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Why are you working?<\/h4><p>To replenish that travel fund before going off on your next adventure-the dream.<\/p><p>You can travel for a month, work for 3 months and repeat two more times if you please. The black and white surface material is basically a bit of work and a bit of travel but it\u2019s so much more than that.<\/p><p>The best bit is, the work part doesn\u2019t feel like the normal 9-5 slog of a job in a place you\u2019re so familiar with. You\u2019re in a new town with new people and there\u2019s that constant buzz of discovering new things. Every weekend can be spent exploring a new suburb, national park, watering hole or if you\u2019re feeling fancy, vineyard?!<\/p><p>You know that beautiful balmy evening feel that you encounter when you go on holiday? Well that\u2019s every single night of the week when you finish work. It really is a working holiday in every sense!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8034035 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8034035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/uyWTOgNGGWfks\" width=\"413\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p><h4>The Experiences<\/h4><p>Then there\u2019s what you encounter on a working holiday. Firstly there\u2019s the experiences during the travels. You could be watching the sunset at Uluru, checking out 500 penguins come in at Phillip Island or Scuba Diving the Great Barrier Reef.<\/p><p>Those are some of the countless things you could experience but there\u2019s also something to be said about new and sometimes whacky experiences in the workplace too.<\/p><p>You could go from bartending at the local pub to serving drinks at the Opera House? <!-- [if gte mso 10]><\/p>\n<style>\n \/* Style Definitions *\/<br \/>table.MsoNormalTable<br \/>\t{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";<br \/>\tmso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;<br \/>\tmso-tstyle-colband-size:0;<br \/>\tmso-style-noshow:yes;<br \/>\tmso-style-priority:99;<br \/>\tmso-style-parent:\"\";<br \/>\tmso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;<br \/>\tmso-para-margin:0cm;<br \/>\tmso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;<br \/>\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;<br \/>\tfont-size:12.0pt;<br \/>\tfont-family:Cambria;<br \/>\tmso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;<br \/>\tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;<br \/>\tmso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;<br \/>\tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;}<br \/><\/style>\n<p><![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <!--EndFragment--><\/p><p>Or you could even be doing something way out of left field like driving a tractor, pruning a vineyard or working at a camel farm, who knows? These are all character building experiences that you\u2019ll recount the stories of forever.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: Oswald, sans-serif; font-weight: 300; color: #000000; font-style: normal;\">The world is a completely different landscape for our generation and the ones to come. Our professional lives and the way we live them has diversified and this change is a fantastic recognition of that.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: Oswald, sans-serif; font-weight: 300; color: #000000; font-style: normal;\">So many of us have careers and life plans and paths that change, and 28 really isn\u2019t that old anymore. This visa is a genuine opportunity and one that may not be there forever. 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