Beach resorts located on the Mediterranean Sea have encountered an unusual problem – an acute shortage of attendants. This problem has already been raised in the tourism business in Turkey, and now it has been mentioned in Spain.
Restaurants and bars do not have enough waiters, so they are forced to close early or stop working altogether. The resort of Benidorm, known for its entertainment establishments two years ago, is simply “suffocating” from a shortage of workers in pubs and restaurants. There are more than four thousand vacancies in the entertainment establishments of the resort. Although these places have always been occupied.
But in the two years of forced downtime, there have been big changes. Many have found better paying jobs, some just do not want to risk their lives and health by going back to the tourist business, which is associated with a lot of people constantly changing and coming from different places. It is possible that many jobs will remain unclaimed even in the summer period.
The travel business is characterized by increased job hazards, longer hours, and not very high pay. Although waiters can earn a quarter of their salary or more on tips alone. At the moment there is no solution to the problem of closing vacancies.