Even as 24,000 people left the industry, more companies were set up last year.
Many companies had to slash headcount as they were unable to operate at full capacity, which meant lower revenues.
At the same time, the domestic tourism industry was seriously dented by the pandemic, with revenues down by 35%.
The labour shortage already crimping tourism before the pandemic crisis is now being felt even more strongly as many employees left for other industries and workload has increased during this period on last year.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)