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Backシルバーウィークに働きながら旅行できる「おてつたび」サービスが注目
シルバーウィークに働きながら旅行できる「おてつたび」サービスが注目
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シルバーウィークに働きながら旅行できる「おてつたび」サービスが注目

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今年のシルバーウィークは5連休となり、岐阜県の荻野賢治さん夫妻は長野県小海町の温泉施設「八峰の湯」で働きながら宿泊する予定。人手不足解消のため「おてつたび」サービスを利用し、旅行中に給料を得ながら滞在できる仕組みが広がっている。

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Why It Matters

今年のシルバーウィークは5連休となり、物価高と給料日前という経済状況の中で、旅行費用を抑えながら旅行を楽しむ方法として「おてつたび」サービスが注目されている。

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今年のシルバーウィークは19~23日の5連休。これだけの規模の休みになるのは11年ぶりだという。せっかくだから旅行に……と思っても、かねての物価高に給料日前という事情もあり、工夫しながら楽しもうとしている人たちもいる。

岐阜県に住む荻野賢治さん(58)と亜紀さん(50)夫妻はこの5連休の間に、長野県東部の小海町にある温泉施設「八峰(ヤッホー)の湯」を訪れる予定だ。宿泊費は無料、むしろ報酬を受け取れるのだという。

どういうことなのか。

八峰の湯では十数年前から人手不足に悩まされ、連休中は接客や配膳、片付けの人繰りに苦労してきた。

そこで登録したのが「おてつたび」。東京都品川区の同名の法人が提供するサービスで、人手を確保したい農家や宿泊施設などの事業者と、働きながら旅を楽しみたい旅行者をつなぐ。

「旅行しながらお給料がもらえる」

八峰の湯では今夏、この仕組みを介して旅行客2人を受け入れ、食事時など忙しい時間を中心に働いてもらった。空き時間は温泉に入るなど自由に過ごしてもよい。支配人の小山聡さん(58)は「業務のパンクを防げた」と言う。

旅行者とは短期の雇用契約を結ぶ。このシルバーウィークには数組の応募があり、経歴などを見て荻野さん夫妻を選んだ。

荻野さん夫妻は、子どもと一緒に頻繁に旅行するというが、心配なのはお金。このサービスを使えば「旅行先を回りながらお給料がもらえて滞在する場所も提供される」と期待する。

おてつたびの担当者は、まとまった連休は「地域の人たちと関わる時間が増え、旅行者にとって旅先を『特別な場所』にできる」とみる。

新しい旅の価値観とは

「働いて滞在する」という旅の形は広がっている。

「SAGOJO」(東京都豊…

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • おてつたびサービスの利用者が今後増加し、より多くの地域で導入される

    Possible · Within months

Open Questions

  • おてつたびサービスの利用者数は今後どのように変化するか
  • このサービスが地方の人手不足解消にどの程度貢献するか
  • 他の地域でも同様のサービスが拡がる見込みはあるか

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