Foreign Workers Employment in the Hotel Industry: Evidence from Five-Star Hotels in Antalya

Barış Erdem, (Balıkesir University, Faculty of Tourism, Department of Recreation Management, Balıkesir, Türkiye)
Tuba Türkmendağ, (Atatürk University, Faculty of Tourism, Department of Recreation Management, Erzurum, Türkiye)
Erkan Akgöz, (Beyşehir Ali Akkanat Tourism Faculty, Department of Tourism Management, Konya, Türkiye)
TOLGA GOK (Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, The School of Tourism and Hotel Management, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan / Selçuk University, Silifke-Taşucu Vocational School, Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Services Department, Mersin, Türkiye)
Journal of Tourismology
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Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 7 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 29 - 53 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.26650/jot.2021.7.1.0002 İndeks Tarihi: 21-05-2022

Foreign Workers Employment in the Hotel Industry: Evidence from Five-Star Hotels in Antalya

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Abstract The purpose of this research is to reveal the reasons that prompt hotel managers to employ foreign workers. In this study which used qualitative research method, the managers of 18 five-star hotels operating in Antalya were selected as the sample. Opinions of the managers were collected through semi-structured interview forms via making face-to-face interviews and e-mails. According to prominent findings of the research; it was determined that the most employed foreign workers in hotels within the scope of the sample consisted of “Kyrgyz”, “Ukrainian” and “Russians”, and that the majority of foreign workers served at the “food and beverage department” in the hotels and were employed as “seasonal”. On the other hand, it was determined that the most important reason for the hotel managers to employ foreign workers was that they know “foreign languages”. However; hotel managers indicated “long bureaucratic procedures in the process of obtaining a work permit” as the main problem they face during the process of employing foreign workers.
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APA ERDEM B, TURKMENDAG T, AKGOZ E, GOK T (2021). Foreign Workers Employment in the Hotel Industry: Evidence from Five-Star Hotels in Antalya. , 29 - 53. 10.26650/jot.2021.7.1.0002
Chicago ERDEM Barış,TURKMENDAG Tuba,AKGOZ ERKAN,GOK TOLGA Foreign Workers Employment in the Hotel Industry: Evidence from Five-Star Hotels in Antalya. (2021): 29 - 53. 10.26650/jot.2021.7.1.0002
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Vancouver ERDEM B,TURKMENDAG T,AKGOZ E,GOK T Foreign Workers Employment in the Hotel Industry: Evidence from Five-Star Hotels in Antalya. . 2021; 29 - 53. 10.26650/jot.2021.7.1.0002
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ISNAD ERDEM, Barış vd. "Foreign Workers Employment in the Hotel Industry: Evidence from Five-Star Hotels in Antalya". (2021), 29-53. https://doi.org/10.26650/jot.2021.7.1.0002
APA ERDEM B, TURKMENDAG T, AKGOZ E, GOK T (2021). Foreign Workers Employment in the Hotel Industry: Evidence from Five-Star Hotels in Antalya. Journal of Tourismology, 7(1), 29 - 53. 10.26650/jot.2021.7.1.0002
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MLA ERDEM Barış,TURKMENDAG Tuba,AKGOZ ERKAN,GOK TOLGA Foreign Workers Employment in the Hotel Industry: Evidence from Five-Star Hotels in Antalya. Journal of Tourismology, vol.7, no.1, 2021, ss.29 - 53. 10.26650/jot.2021.7.1.0002
AMA ERDEM B,TURKMENDAG T,AKGOZ E,GOK T Foreign Workers Employment in the Hotel Industry: Evidence from Five-Star Hotels in Antalya. Journal of Tourismology. 2021; 7(1): 29 - 53. 10.26650/jot.2021.7.1.0002
Vancouver ERDEM B,TURKMENDAG T,AKGOZ E,GOK T Foreign Workers Employment in the Hotel Industry: Evidence from Five-Star Hotels in Antalya. Journal of Tourismology. 2021; 7(1): 29 - 53. 10.26650/jot.2021.7.1.0002
IEEE ERDEM B,TURKMENDAG T,AKGOZ E,GOK T "Foreign Workers Employment in the Hotel Industry: Evidence from Five-Star Hotels in Antalya." Journal of Tourismology, 7, ss.29 - 53, 2021. 10.26650/jot.2021.7.1.0002
ISNAD ERDEM, Barış vd. "Foreign Workers Employment in the Hotel Industry: Evidence from Five-Star Hotels in Antalya". Journal of Tourismology 7/1 (2021), 29-53. https://doi.org/10.26650/jot.2021.7.1.0002
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