Working where others go on holiday brings joy.

With videos they want to show “faces” and introduce the people who work behind the scenes to create unforgettable moments in the most water-rich travel region. Corona, the increase in truck tolls and the abolition of the 7% VAT on food in restaurants as well as the shortage of skilled workers - these are some of the problems the industry has had to contend with in recent years. At the end of last year, the Tourism Association, together with the Brandenburg Hotel and Restaurant Association, had already carried out a campaign against the abolition of the 7% VAT on food in restaurants. Now the Seenland Oder-Spree team wants to help counteract the ongoing shortage of skilled workers in the industry. They visited restaurants and hotels in the Oder-Spree Lake District with their cameras and met chefs, restaurant managers, restaurant clerks and trainees who practice their profession with a lot of heart and passion. They reported on the constant improvement of working conditions in the catering industry and how much joy it brings to give people a nice day. The so-called reels can be seen on the social media channels Facebook and Instagram under the slogan “This is your Lake District Oder-Spree”. In this context, the Oder-Spree Lake District, together with the Brandenburg Hotel and Restaurant Association, is pleased to be able to support an initiative by the East Brandenburg Employment Agency and the Märkisch-Oderland and Frankfurt (Oder) job centers. Gastronomers, hoteliers and leisure providers have the opportunity to present their job offers at a job fair and to talk to interested specialists and talented career changers. In addition to events in the employment agencies of Strausberg (29.2.), Seelow (29.2.) and Frankfurt (Oder) (29.2.), two job fairs will also take place in tourist facilities. The Bad Freienwalde Employment Agency invites you on 29. February, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., at the Tourist Information Office for the job fair. A week later, on 7. In March, the Fürstenwalde Employment Agency invites you to the office of the Seenland Oder-Spree Tourism Association in Bad Saarow. Between 14 and 16 p.m., hoteliers and restaurateurs can then talk to potential employees in a relaxed atmosphere. Entrepreneurs who would like to present their offers free of charge are welcome to register by 20 June. February at Seenland Oder-Spree. Other activities in the region that contribute to these efforts are the training and skilled worker fairs “Startzeit@see MIT-MACH-EVENT”, which include: in cooperation with the East Brandenburg Economic Development Company mbH and the Competence Network for Skilled Labor Security eV get organized. The next fair will take place on 16. March at the European School Oberstufenzentrum Oder-Spree, Palmnicken/Fürstenwalde/Spree. The Oder-Spree Lake District will also have a stand there and will have training and job offers from its key players available. The IHK Ostbrandenburg also has two interesting formats in the planning stages. On 3. The AzubiRalley will take place at Scharmützelsee in March. Here, young people in grades 8 to 12 can take a look behind the scenes of restaurants and hotels and try it out for themselves. The same will happen on the 14th. April in Strausberg and the surrounding area, during an event called “Look and Cook”. All information can also be found on the homepage of the lake district at www.seenland-oderspree.de.