Visas for looking for work in Portugal help tourism companies
“It is still a structural measure, it is limited to six months (180 + 60) and eliminates the quotas of non-measurement days, but it is a measure that the CTP has been government for a long time”.
This is how Francisco Calheiros, president of CTP – Confederação do Turismo de Portugal – referred to the diploma approved last week by the government at the 10th International Workshops on Religious Tourism, held in Fátima, which facilitates the entry of foreigners into Portugal to work. .
The just given by the government refers to mobility, simplification and bureaucratization of workers, as well as the need to respond to the mobility of labor felt in many sectors and especially in tourism.
For the organization, it is a good measure, “mediate and that allows the hiring of foreign tourism companies, in a situation of assistance to a serious problem of manpower in the activity. tourist”.
Francisco Calheiroou was already optimistic about the renewal, remembering the good results of April that included Easter) and were already optimistic about the same month of 29. “I am optimistic that the 2022 data will surpass those of 2019, the best tourist year”, he said in his speech.
I can already see the resolution but there are still many problems
The president of CTP did not forget, however, the problems (in addition to the lack of manpower) that serve the sector: the need to capitalize companies in the sector that was hit by the pandemic, the problems with the SEF at Lisbon airport and the urgent need for the construction of a new airport. “It’s a shame. How have we been contesting the new airport for 50 years and there is still no solution?” questioned Francisco Calheiros once again.
The airport issue was also mentioned by Alexandre Marto Pereira, CEO of Grupo Hotéis de Fátima, who this time was present at the
International Workshops on Religious Tourism on behalf of the president of the Regional Tourism Entity of the Center, Pedro Machado, held back due to flight delays.
Thus, the operational problems that still occur at Lisbon airport, in no way compare with the times that in recent years in several airports around the world and that propagate in the cause of air traffic and people.
Recognizing the recovery of tourism at a national and global level, Alexandre Marto Pereira warns of the need to “temper the euphoria speech because the recovery is not homogeneous”.
In religious tourism and particularly to Fátima, with older tourists, who rely heavily on group and long-distance trips, and the difficulty that some markets have in starting up, renewal is slower.
And he mentioned concrete data: the Brazilian market, in April, was still 20% below the general country, the Asian market and especially that of South Korea, which in 2019 already meant 100,000 nights for Fátima, is still at a standstill. On the other hand, from the Polish market to the good news: in April it achieved results 16% higher than in 2019.
Alexandre Marto Pereira, who was also responsible for the organization of this event, stressed the role that the International Workshops on Religious Tourism, organized by ACISO – Ourém-Fátima Business Association – have for the growth of this tourist product and for the Tourism Region of the Center .
The next challenge is the World Youth Day, which the businessman believes will have “a great national and, perhaps, Iberian”.
In the session also known the Secretary of State for Tourism. Rita Marque highlighted issue as she made the determination of Banco de Portugal2022 that point to 104.2% of 2019 results. But she also says she is aware of the problems and challenges facing the sector. ”The dossiers are dense and complex; reflection is needed, but above all, action”. And guaranteed that the days work for everyone trying everyone