Unmanned hotels and half-service restaurants: tour operators looking for nearly 400,000 workers but even cooks are lacking

ROME – “Do you know what the joke is going around this year? You need a cook: look for him at Bartolini’s! ” Paolo Mancaco-owner of the Sardinian hotel chain Felix Hotels e president of Federalberghi Sardegnais worried like the vast majority of Italian tour operators because this year it is difficult as never before to find workers, the structures complain about empty seats up to one third of the needs.