Hoteliers on the native Black Sea coast increase wages by at least 10% in an attempt to find staff with which to provide good service to his guests, FOCUS reported.
According to data from the European Tourist Commission for the first three months of 2024, Bulgaria is at the forefront of the growth of tourists in Europe compared to 2019. – a growth of 39% compared to the first three months of 2019. The data are from the Ministry of Tourism.
"Based on the return of some markets that simply slowed down during covid and shortly after - the English, Polish, Czech market is very interesting. It is very difficult for people to rely on this to make ends meet with the money they receive from us," a hotelier told NOVA.
Hristo Karailiev, a hotel manager, says that the average salary increase is about 10%. The difference came depending on the positions and where staff is most urgently needed.