Portugal Tourism Industry Faces Job Shortfall

A new analysis of staff shortages by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), has revealed a significant labor shortfall in Portugal, with 85,000 travel and tourism jobs needed. 

All countries showed significant staff shortages, with employment demand starting to outstrip the available labor supply.

As unemployment rates decrease and demand rises, Travel & Tourism businesses have been left struggling to fill available job vacancies, and the report reveals that Portugal’s Travel & Tourism sector is set to witness a staggering one in six job vacancies left unfilled.

The Portuguese government implemented a job retention scheme and offered further financial support and schemes which saved businesses and jobs up and down the country.

However, despite this much-needed support, 92,000 people working directly in the Portuguese Travel & Tourism sector lost their jobs last year.tourism jobs across the country predicted to be unfilled by the end of this year.

The new figures from WTTC, which represents the global private travel and tourism sector, show for the first time the significant impact staff shortages could have on Portugal’s overall economic recovery.

Data compiled by Oxford Economics for WTTC, analyzed staff shortages across Portugal and other major Travel & Tourism markets including the U.S., Spain, the UK, Italy and France, focusing on the period between July-December 2021 and 2022.

Source: The Portugal News