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29 August 2024

Skills obstacles and solutions in the tourism industry

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An illustrative photo of tenements by a river in Stockholm

The report highlights recruitment challenges in the tourism industry and suggests improving job attractiveness, integration efforts, and focusing on critical competencies.

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Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth

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Sweden

Organisation Type

Academic / Research and VET Institutions

Company with 250 or more employees

Consumer Organisations

Cultural and Heritage Organisations

Destination Management & Marketing Organisations

Financial Institutions and Investors

Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce

International Organisations

Media / Journalist Organisations

Networks and Federations / Confederations

NGOs / Non-profits

Regional Authorities

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

Trade Unions

  • Specific types of tourism

    • Adventure tourism

    • Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism

    • Cultural tourism

    • Ecotourism

    • Education tourism

    • Festival tourism

    • Gastronomy tourism

    • Health and medical tourism

    • MICE tourism

    • Mountain tourism

    • Religious tourism

    • Rural tourism

    • Sports tourism

    • Urban/city tourism

    • Wellness tourism

  • Transition Pathway Strategic Areas

    • Best practices, peer learning and networking

    • Pact for skills

    • Sustainable mobility

  • Business activities

    • Hotel and similar accommodation

    • Restaurants, cafes and bars (Food and Beverage serving activities)

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The report “Challenges and Opportunities for Competence Supply in the Tourism Industry”, commissioned by Tillväxtverket (the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth) in 2023, aims to describe conditions and propose solutions for improving workforce skills in the tourism and hospitality industry. The report addresses challenges related to competence supply, emphasizing the industry’s importance as a job creator and the need for sustainable growth (The original piece available only in Swedish).

#Pact For Skills #Sustainable tourism #Sustainable travel #Handbooks and guidelines

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