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Although the guests in the localities around Lake Balaton have already disappeared, the restaurants on the “Hungarian sea” were able to achieve a good summer season in 2021, with revenues exceeding last year’s figures. However, the huge labor shortage caused by the pandemic continues to weigh heavily on the sector.
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According to the restaurateurs at Lake Balaton, this year’s summer season was better than the previous one, especially strong on the weekends during the peak season. Although vacationers have already disappeared from the lake in the last days of August due to bad weather, restaurateurs hope for a good start to the autumn season.
Nationwide, domestic tourism has set a new record this summer season, but at the same time the hospitality industry is burdened by a labor shortage of 20-30 percent. Former workers are willing to work in the industry again for a few days only for double the salary, not wanting to give up their other jobs. However, the majority of the 40-50,000 people who are missing from the sector do not want to go back at all.
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