{"id":437293,"date":"2025-06-10T10:33:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T08:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/en\/?p=437293"},"modified":"2025-09-26T13:12:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T11:12:46","slug":"20-years-pvtistes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/en\/20-years-pvtistes\/","title":{"rendered":"2005 \u2013 2025: 20 years of support, sharing, and passion for the Working Holiday!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-437266 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/expertise_pvt_en3x-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/expertise_pvt_en3x-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/expertise_pvt_en3x-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/expertise_pvt_en3x-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/expertise_pvt_en3x-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/expertise_pvt_en3x-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/expertise_pvt_en3x.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Contents<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#nos-debuts\">Our beginnings: a blog born out of necessity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#croissance\">Growth driven by the community<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#valeurs\">Unchanged values for 20 years<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#chronologie\">Major milestones in our history<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Special FAQ: 20 years of pvtistes.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#equipe\">A committed team behind every step and a wonderful community<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#avenir\">What&#8217;s next?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"nos-debuts\">Our beginnings: a blog born out of necessity<\/h2>\n<p>In 2005, Julie and Mathieu were preparing to move to Toronto, Canada on Working Holiday Visas (WHV). They quickly realized there was very little practical information available about daily life: How to find accommodation? Get a job? Get around?<\/p>\n<p>As a result, they decided to create a small blog to document their experience and exchange stories with other young people in the same situation. This blog quickly became a forum, then a fully-fledged mutual-help platform. This is how pvtistes.net was born! They needed a name for this site dedicated to working holiday makers: after some hesitation, they settled on the then-unknown term <strong>&#8220;pvtistes&#8221;<\/strong>, which comes from the French acronym for Working Holiday Visa: PVT.<\/p>\n<p>Within just three weeks, 100 members had already joined the site. The need for information and support was clear.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"croissance\">Growth driven by the community<\/h2>\n<p>Since its humble beginnings, pvtistes.net has continually grown thanks to you, its readers. Today, the site boasts nearly 500,000 registered members, an active community on social networks, and numerous resources to help people prepare for their WHV.<\/p>\n<p>We started out covering WHV destinations available to French and Belgian citizens, but have since expanded to help all nationalities, including Canadians, Australians, Brits, and more. We have organized hundreds of events, published free guides, and launched a mobile app, always with the same goal: <strong>providing you with free and quality resources to help you prepare for your own working holiday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"valeurs\">Unchanged values for 20 years<\/h2>\n<p>From day one, our values have remained the same: mutual support, sharing, kindness, and accessibility. Most members of our team have been on a working holiday or are currently on one, so we fully understand the financial and administrative challenges it involves. That&#8217;s why we have always ensured all our resources remain free.<\/p>\n<p>Even in the early days, when developing pvtistes.net from a dark basement in Toronto, evenings and weekends after their regular jobs, Julie and Mathieu never lost sight of their mission: helping others have the best possible WHV experience.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-437270\" src=\"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dsc06560.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4898\" height=\"3265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dsc06560.jpg 4898w, https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dsc06560-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dsc06560-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dsc06560-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4898px) 100vw, 4898px\" \/><br \/>\nJulie and Mathieu \u2013 Grand Canyon.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"chronologie\">Major milestones in our history<\/h2>\n<p>Over 20 years, pvtistes.net achieved milestones big and small that have shaped the site into the hub that it is today. From our beginnings in a basement in Canada to organizing WHV fairs in France, we&#8217;ve grown alongside our community.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>WHV Fair held at the Cit\u00e9 internationale universitaire de Paris in 2019<\/strong> is a genuine source of pride for us!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-437287\" src=\"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20191005_122819-1024x485.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20191005_122819-1024x485.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20191005_122819-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20191005_122819-768x364.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-437288\" src=\"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20191005_124037-1024x485.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20191005_124037-1024x485.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20191005_124037-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20191005_124037-768x364.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-437290\" src=\"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20191005_082738-1024x485.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20191005_082738-1024x485.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20191005_082738-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20191005_082738-768x364.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-437291\" src=\"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20191005_095501-1024x485.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20191005_095501-1024x485.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20191005_095501-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20191005_095501-768x364.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-dossier-article__table \">\n\t\t\t\t<table>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYear\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKey Event<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2005\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLaunched the site without a domain name on Free.fr<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2005\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCreated the word &#8220;pvtiste&#8221; and acquired the domain pvtistes.net<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2005\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOrganized the first pvtistes event in Paris<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2006\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpanded the site to WHV destinations beyond Canada<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2008\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpvtistes.net featured in its first TV report<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2012\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLaunched the mobile app and redesigned the site<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2013\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished the PDF guide for WHV in Canada<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2015\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCelebrated the 10th anniversary of pvtistes.net<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2016\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHosted our first WHV Fair in Paris<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2017\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKicked off the pvtistes Tour in France and Brussels<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2020\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHosted more online events during the pandemic to keep members informed<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2022\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLaunched a French account on TikTok<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2023\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHosted our first WHV Australia Fair<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2023\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpanded our resources to cover all nationalities<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2024\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLaunched WHVaustralie.com (in French) dedicated to destination Australia<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2025\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHosting a special 20th anniversary event in Paris on June 28<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n<h2 id=\"faq\">Special FAQ: 20 years of pvtistes.net<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"c-dossier-article__accordion\">\n\t\t\t<!--ACCORDION-->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-accordion js-accordion-wrapper c-faq-block \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<!--accordion trigger-->\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"c-accordion__trigger js-accordion-trigger c-faq-block__trigger u-m-a1 u-fw-600 \">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat does the term pvtistes mean?\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--accordion trigger icon open-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-faq-block__trigger-icon c-faq-block__trigger-icon--open\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" fill=\"none\">\n  <path d=\"M10 13.0625L5 8.0625L6.0625 7L10 10.9375L13.9375 7L15 8.0625L10 13.0625Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--end accordion trigger icon open-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--accordion trigger icon closed-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-faq-block__trigger-icon c-faq-block__trigger-icon--closed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" fill=\"none\">\n  <path d=\"M10 13.0625L5 8.0625L6.0625 7L10 10.9375L13.9375 7L15 8.0625L10 13.0625Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--end accordion trigger icon closed-->\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<!--end accordion trigger-->\n\n\t\t\t\t<!--accordion content-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-accordion__content js-accordion-content c-faq-block__content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"o-sub-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nOur name pvtistes (pay-vay-teest) comes from the French acronym for WHV, which is PVT (programme vacances-travail). The istes at the end of the name denotes someone who embarks on a PVT.<br \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<!--end accordion content-->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!--end ACCORDION-->\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"c-dossier-article__accordion\">\n\t\t\t<!--ACCORDION-->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-accordion js-accordion-wrapper c-faq-block \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<!--accordion trigger-->\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"c-accordion__trigger js-accordion-trigger c-faq-block__trigger u-m-a1 u-fw-600 \">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhy are all resources free?\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--accordion trigger icon open-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-faq-block__trigger-icon c-faq-block__trigger-icon--open\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" fill=\"none\">\n  <path d=\"M10 13.0625L5 8.0625L6.0625 7L10 10.9375L13.9375 7L15 8.0625L10 13.0625Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--end accordion trigger icon open-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--accordion trigger icon closed-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-faq-block__trigger-icon c-faq-block__trigger-icon--closed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" fill=\"none\">\n  <path d=\"M10 13.0625L5 8.0625L6.0625 7L10 10.9375L13.9375 7L15 8.0625L10 13.0625Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--end accordion trigger icon closed-->\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<!--end accordion trigger-->\n\n\t\t\t\t<!--accordion content-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-accordion__content js-accordion-content c-faq-block__content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"o-sub-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nBecause everyone on our team has been an a working holiday, we know how costly moving abroad can be. That&#8217;s why pvtistes.net is and will remain free. 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Thank you!<br \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<!--end accordion content-->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!--end ACCORDION-->\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<h2 id=\"equipe\">A committed team behind every step and a wonderful community<\/h2>\n<p>Pvtistes.net is what it is today thanks to the dedication and commitment of our team. Over the years, passionate people have joined the adventure, bringing their skills and energy to grow the community.<\/p>\n<p>Today, our team consists of members who themselves embarked on working holidays, allowing us to better understand and support the next generation of working holiday makers.<\/p>\n<p>A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to our journey and mission!<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-dossier-article__info\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-dossier-article__info-wrap\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\nDiscover <a href=\"https:\/\/pvtistes.net\/qui-sommes-nous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who\u2019s behind pvtistes.net<\/a>.<br \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>Pvtistes.net has also reached this milestone thanks to you: our members, contributors, and readers. 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