Hotels & tourism

Every unfilled service or housekeeping position costs your house €15,000–35,000 a month.

Filipino hospitality professionals: English from day one, German within 3–6 months, an average tenure of 18–24 months — not one season. Fully legal, via the RWR Card or the seasonal quota. Free of charge for employers.

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A Filipino hospitality professional at work in an Austrian hotel
18–24 months — and they stay

The 2026 seasonal quota for third countries: 5,500 places for all of Austria, 2,500 of them reserved with priority for the Western Balkans. Places are scarce — and they go to those who plan ahead.

A note on focus: hospitality is a long-term market for us. The reason is qualification recognition: cooks, chefs, sous chefs, pastry chefs and bakers are measured against Austria’s apprenticeship system, which, with language and classification expectations, lengthens the path. We still place hospitality teams; we are simply candid that construction and plant trades move faster today.

The problem

We know what your September looks like

Service and housekeeping positions stay open for 4–8 months. You close a floor — and lose revenue while demand is alive. You bring in a cleaning contractor — and the quality stops being yours. You overload your own people — and by season’s end, they are the ones handing in notice. Every month “solved” this way costs a mid-sized house €15,000–35,000 — and every seasonal rotation restarts the meter: recruitment, paperwork, onboarding, first weeks at half productivity.

Who we fill

Positions

  • Service staff (restaurant & floor) — Documentary portrait of a Filipino hospitality professional on the job in an Austrian hotel — warm, dignified, in uniform, soft daylight; role-specific to the label.
    Service staff (restaurant & floor)
  • Housekeeping — Documentary portrait of a Filipino hospitality professional on the job in an Austrian hotel — warm, dignified, in uniform, soft daylight; role-specific to the label.
    Housekeeping
  • Kitchen help & cooks — Documentary portrait of a Filipino hospitality professional on the job in an Austrian hotel — warm, dignified, in uniform, soft daylight; role-specific to the label.
    Kitchen help & cooks
  • Breakfast staff — Documentary portrait of a Filipino hospitality professional on the job in an Austrian hotel — warm, dignified, in uniform, soft daylight; role-specific to the label.
    Breakfast staff
  • Stewarding — Documentary portrait of a Filipino hospitality professional on the job in an Austrian hotel — warm, dignified, in uniform, soft daylight; role-specific to the label.
    Stewarding

Don’t see your position? Ask us — the range is wider, from reception to spa.

The timeline

From first conversation to first working day: 4–10 months

When do you need to start?

Pick the role and the month you need people working. We’ll show the realistic route — and the latest start date.

Which role?
When do you need people?

Drag to choose a month

Tight on time

By February 2027 the full cycle no longer fits. A realistic ready date: June 2027. If the shortage repeats every season, now is the time to break the cycle.

A planning guide, not a guaranteed processing time: actual duration depends on the position, the completeness of documents and the authorities’ workload.

Download my plan (PDF)

A personalised step-by-step plan: your role, your dates, every stage.

The full cycle takes up to 10 months. To be fully staffed for the winter season, count backwards from its start: the launch window is the first months of the year.

Download the timeline as a PDF →

Why it works

Why Filipinos for hospitality

English is a working language from day one.

German follows within 3–6 months (courses start while still in the Philippines).

A service culture.

Hospitality is part of Filipino culture and one of the country’s key industries; candidates come with experience from Gulf and Asian hotels.

They stay.

Average tenure of 18–24 months versus 4–8 in seasonal models. Fewer rotations — stable quality.

Legally clean.

RWR Card or seasonal quota, no wage-dumping risk, BUAK-compliant, in line with Austrian labour law.

The numbers

No email required Planning estimate

Estimate the monthly cost of open roles

See the result first, check the logic, then adjust it to your company in seconds.

Estimated monthly losses Live
≈ €153 400 / month
Estimated range: €135 000–€171 800
20 roles × €5 900 impact × 1.00 duration × 1.30 model
Planning estimate, not a financial audit.

Based on in , open for , covered by .

24-month view
Current €258k → Long-term €9k
Save ≈ €248 700

Typical scenarios

Get a realistic starting point in one tap.

Open roles20
Industry base impact€5 900 / role
Duration factor× 1.00
Current model factor× 1.30
This is a directional planning estimate based on selected assumptions and averages. The range avoids fake precision and makes the number easier to challenge.

Model comparison

Show the exit, not only the pain.

Current 24-month cost €257 700

Includes vacancy gaps, replacement cycles and the current model premium.

Assumptions behind the model

Not another formula block — just the business meaning behind the factors.

1
Operational pressureOpen roles create overtime, service gaps and management load.
2
Continuity riskDifferent industries lose money differently when teams are incomplete.
3
Replacement cycleTemporary coverage can solve today while recreating the same gap tomorrow.
No email required Planning estimate

Estimate the monthly cost of open roles

See the result first, check the logic, then adjust it to your company in seconds.

Estimated monthly losses Estimated range: €135 000–€171 800
≈ €153 400 / month
20 roles × €5 900 impact × 1.00 duration × 1.30 model
Planning estimate, not a financial audit.

Based on in , open for , covered by .

24-month view
Current €258k → Long-term €9k
Save ≈ €248 700
Open roles20
Industry base impact€5 900 / role
Duration factor× 1.00
Current model factor× 1.30
This is a directional planning estimate based on selected assumptions and averages. The range avoids fake precision and makes the number easier to challenge.

Model comparison

Show the exit, not only the pain.

Current 24-month cost €257 700

Includes vacancy gaps, replacement cycles and the current model premium.

Long-term model cost €9 000

A stable long-term model reduces repeated replacement, onboarding friction and vacancy recurrence.

Potential savings zone ≈ €248 700

Savings come from reducing churn, repeated replacements and time spent operating below capacity.

Assumptions behind the model

Not another formula block — just the business meaning behind the factors.

1
Operational pressure Open roles create overtime, service gaps and management load.
2
Continuity risk Different industries lose money differently when teams are incomplete.
3
Replacement cycle Temporary coverage can solve today while recreating the same gap tomorrow.

Honest expectations

What we say openly — before signing, not after

  • This is not “people in two weeks.” A realistic horizon starts at 4 months; seasonal quota places are limited.
  • German is basic at the start. English is fluent; German reaches confident conversational level within the first months on the job.
  • Housing is your responsibility. We advise — but your ability to provide accommodation strongly affects the project’s success.
  • We don’t control the authorities’ processing times. We give realistic ranges and manage the process, but the RWR decision is made by Austria.

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