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Tourists are fueling exploitative working conditions by demanding cheap holidays, warns new research
- February 12, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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Customers are playing a much bigger role in creating poor working conditions in tourism than most people think, according to a new study from the University of Surrey and Strathclyde University. The research argues that holidaymakers' obsession with cheap travel is directly linked to low wages and harmful working environments for service staff.
Originally published at Phys.org