In the tourism sector, quality is closely related to employee performance. An essential feature of any successful organisation is motivated employees. Therefore, the attitude of an employee towards his/her place of work and the extent to which an employer is able to motivate employees may have a direct effect on the quality of those products offered to tourists. The aim of the study was to investigate work motivation in a sample of seasonal workers in the ski-resort of Åre in northern Sweden and data was collected by means of in-depth interviews and questionnaires. The study tested Herzberg�s Two-Factor Theory by using Structural Equation Modelling (LISREL). The results show that the seasonal workers were motivated by the so called growth factors, which consisted of responsibility, information, feedback, knowledge and training. The hygiene factors, which consisted of wage level, rewards and interpersonal relations did not have an influence on work motivation.