Tourists are gathering in Cyprus, which means forcing hotels to enforce pensioners to deal with demand. Labor shortages are becoming a problem in the region with an increasing number of tourists in 2024.
Around 49,592 people were employed directly in the sector this year, but many hotels continue to struggle to find the right and adequate staff. Thanos Michailides, chairman of the Hoteliess Association Pasyxe, addressed the issue at this week's meeting.
To solve this problem, Pasyxe proposed reintegrating people aged 55 to 65 into the industry. In terms of what role these people play, new staff can perform customer service or management roles.
Michaelides said: “This is a practical way to bring quality back to the industry and provide a second career for professionals.”
The scheme is based on a similar idea used in Norway during the tourism boom.
Today, Cyprus can follow the same path as some of its broader strategies and expand its workforce. Pasyxe will submit a proposal to the Ministry of Home Affairs regarding permission to build a staff accommodation.
The idea behind this is to improve the conditions for workers in the hotel sector, which will have a positive impact on the entire industry.
This is because many tourist hotspots in Europe are beginning to suffer from overtourism, and locals are desperate for change.
All over Europe, protests were made with residents angry about what tourism was doing to their homes.
Which countries suffer from the islands?
One of the places that was hit by protest was in the Canary Islands of Spain, where we saw graffiti order tourists to “go home.”
Barcelona residents are taking them to the streets to protest after tourism affected housing prices in the city.
In Venice, Italy, dozens of protesters have deployed a flag calling for the halt of a new hotel bed in Lagoon City, which is in front of two recently completed structures.
