For businesses that serve working holiday makers
Be there when backpackers need you.
Matey is the free app working holiday makers in Australia use for jobs, stays, visas and mates. Put your business in front of them. Getting started is free.
Already on Matey: 1,215 live jobs, 281 hostels, 347 secret spots. Updated daily.
What it costs
Pick your kind of business. Prices in AUD.
Hostels and stays
Freealways
- Your page with photos and your booking link
- Backpackers message you directly
- Post jobs and work-for-bed spots
- Boost a job to the top for A$29, or free every month on the A$49 plan
Farms and employers
Freeto post jobs
- Post as many jobs as you like
- Backpackers apply and message you
- Optional, A$49/month: message people looking for work, plus one free job boost every month
Every other business
Free trialthen A$99/month
- Visas, tax, banks, SIMs, insurance, tours, vans, training and more
- Your full page and a Message button
- Trial: 2 months if you join before 31 October, otherwise 30 days
- Don't want to pay after? Your page stays up free as a basic listing
Optional, for any business
Ads inside Matey
- 1,000 views free to start, as a welcome gift once your page is approved.
- A view is one backpacker seeing your ad. Taps cost nothing.
- No cost after the free views. Your ad just pauses. Nothing is charged automatically, ever.
- Want more? Top up when you like, from A$9 for 1,000 views. One-off, no subscription.
Make one in a minute: a photo, a headline and a link. You see exactly how it looks before it goes live.
How it works
Step 1
Sign in with your email
No password. We email you a login code.
Step 2
Claim or create your page
Already listed? Claim it in one tap. New? A short form for your kind of business.
Step 3
We check you're legit
Add your ABN (and MARN, TPB number or licence where needed). Ben reviews it, usually within a day.
Who it's for
Each kind of business gets a page built for it: a farm shows crops and hiring months, a visa expert shows their MARA number, a hostel shows its rooms and events.
Farm / Employer
Claim your farm, keep your info accurate, and reach workers before harvest.
Restaurant, café, shop or other employer
Hiring staff? Post your jobs free and reach working holiday makers directly.
Recruiter / Jobs Agency
Put your roles in front of travellers looking for their next job.
Hostel / Stays
Fill beds with travellers already organising their route on Matey.
Tours & Activities
Reef trips, skydives, surf camps: sell experiences to travellers planning their route.
Visa Expert
Be the trusted expert for WHV applications, extensions and compliance.
Tax Agent
Tax returns, super setup and departure super refunds (DASP) for travellers.
Insurance
Working-holiday cover, explained simply, right where travellers plan.
Bank / Money
Every backpacker opens an account in week one. Be the default choice.
SIM / eSIM
First tap after landing: a phone that works. Be the plan they pick.
Travel Agent
Flights, round-the-world tickets and East Coast packages for working holiday makers.
Training / Certificates
RSA, White Card, forklift: the tickets that unlock better-paid work.
Transport / Vans
Van hire, relocations, buses: reach travellers planning their next leg.
Van & Car Sales
Backpacker vans, buy-back deals and inspections: the biggest purchase of their trip.
Health & Clinics
Travel doctors, physio, dental and mental-health support that understands travellers.
Questions businesses ask
Is there a cost after the 1,000 free ad views?
No. When the free views are used up, your ad simply pauses. Nothing is charged automatically and we never keep a card on file. If you want the ad to keep running, you can top up yourself, from A$9 for 1,000 views, as a one-off payment.
What happens when my free trial ends?
You choose. Keep the plan for A$99/month, or do nothing and your page stays up as a free basic listing (name, logo, blurb and website link). We never hide or delete your page.
How do backpackers find me?
Your page shows in the app's directory for your kind of business, and stays and farms sit on the map. Jobs go on the jobs board and to backpackers with matching job alerts. Ads show across the app and on our busiest public pages.
Can I cancel?
Anytime, from your dashboard or by emailing Ben. There are no contracts.
Let's talk
Questions, custom partnerships, or just want a chat before signing up? Drop us a line.