Portugal faces hotel worker shortage amid tourism boom


Catching the sights: A tourist taking pictures at the entrance of ‘Pousada do Castelo’ (The Castle’s Inn) in the medieval town of Obidos, central Portugal.  — AFP

FOR Chitra Stern, Portugal’s economic recovery is bringing an unforeseen twist.

When she and her husband opened their first hotel in a small fishing village on the south-western tip of Portugal in 2010, they had no trouble finding workers to help run it in spite of its remote location.

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