Livorno- Today is the first day of the 2024 cruise tourism season for which it can be said of having returned to pre-Covid levels, with around 200 coaches organized by the Cruise Service in Bus between the ports of Livorno and La Spezia”: Pasquale Scalesia, president of the most important tourist bus consortium in Tuscany which is based in Livorno, on the day when it can once again look to the future with a certain optimism. “We certainly cannot claim victory – he continues – because the international situation has a huge impact on this sector made up solely of foreign tourists, including many Americans. Lin Tuscany of which Livorno is the main sea port, is currently once again reaching the attendance numbers of the pre-pandemic period. The work of our consortium now permanently includes the ports of Livorno and La Spezia thanks to consolidated relationships with the main tour operators and we carry out a great logistical job which provides employment on days like these to hundreds of people alongside drivers, tourist guides, companions and ground personnel. Unfortunately we are plagued by the lack of drivers: we have local companies that have buses stopped because they have no drivers, and we are thus forced to have buses come from outside the province and sometimes the region, with a significant reduction in revenues and an increase in logistical work. . Being a driver is a great job even for young people, well paid, with certain and controlled working and driving times, with vehicles in which technology is increasingly advancing, providing assistance in the safety and comfort of driving and travel. . There is work, obviously you need a professional category license and driving experience, but our companies are willing to pay for the course and immediately hire on a permanent basis so as to help the new recruits grow professionally”. “The logistics of passenger transport – adds Alessandro Longobardi, union coordinator of CNA transport – is a sector which in Livorno has significant numbers of coaches, private transfers and taxis and offers a basic service for cruise tourism. The view that these activities take tourists away from the city must be corrected, because they actually serve those people who arrive in Livorno with the sole purpose of visiting other destinations in Tuscany, giving work to local companies and employees. If well organised, that service will leave Livorno with the memory of an excellent port. There are also tourists who for various reasons do not buy tours on board at this stop on their cruise and still go down in search of something characteristic or good, all things they can find in Livorno.
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