Greece's recovering tourism industry struggling with staff shortage

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Greece's recovering tourism industry struggling with staff shortage

STORY: Greece's recovering tourism industry struggling with staff shortage DATELINE: May 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists in Greece 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ARIS IKKOS, Research Director of Institute SETE 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): ANASTASIOS ZISSOPOULOS, President of the Hellenic Chef's Federation 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): ANASTASIOS ZISSOPOULOS, President of the Hellenic Chef's Federation 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ARIS IKKOS, Research Director of Institute SETE 6. various of views in Greece STORYLINE: Greece's tourism sector, a vital pillar of the country's economy for decades, has been forecast to recover and reach the 2019 pre-pandemic record levels this year by local officials and industry experts. Revenues from tourism soared 342 percent in the first three months of 2022 compared with the same period the previous year, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias told local television on Thursday. However, many businesses in this industry are strugglin

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