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Sao Tome and Principe: Portuguese group starts recruiting staff for new hotel [ 2008-01-18 ]


Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe, 18 Jan – Portuguese group Pestana has started the process of recruiting and training 140 staff that will work at a new five star hotel, Pestana Sao Tome, a company official said in Sao Tome Thursday.

Marisa Costa said that the deadline for applications was 31 January and one of the requirements was minimum schooling of nine years, regardless of the specialization of each candidate.

Following the selection phase of the candidates there will be a period of training by Portuguese specialists in hotel and tourism services, with the aim of opening the hotel at the end of May, Costa added.

As well as the new 115 hotel, the Pestana Group also has a four star hotel in the city of Sao Tome, with 65 rooms, as well as managing a four star hotels on the Rolas Islet, Pestana Equador, with 70 rooms.

It is estimated that the Pestana Group has already invested over 35 million euros in projects under management and under construction in Sao Tome and Principe, providing over 650 jobs.

As well as its presence in Sao Tome, the group is present in other countries, namely Argentina, South Africa, Brazil and Cape Verde as well as being involved in hotel construction in Caracas, Venezuela, and London, England. (macauhub)