Harder to attract staff than visitors at Italy’s tourist hotspots

Harder to attract staff than visitors at Italy's tourist hotspots

People sit at a restaurant in Matera, Italy, June 28, 2021. Picture taken June 28, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi reuters_tickers June 29, 2021 – 14:42

By Angelo Amante

ROME (Reuters) – Coronavirus curbs have eased, tourists are returning, but Italy’s restaurants and hotels are facing an unexpected problem — they can’t find the staff.Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s unity government is counting on a robust rebound from last year’s recession, Italy’s deepest since World War Two, and is looking to tourism — aided by the EU’s new COVID-19 pass — to lead the way this summer.But emerging recruitment difficulties, echoing reports of chronic […]

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