The Sandals Emerald Bay property will open its 150-slip marina on Tuesday, more than two-and-a-half months shy of the hotel's planned official opening.
Sandals and Beaches Resort Group International Public Relations Manager Stephen Hector confirmed to The Nassau Guardian that some 15 former employees of what was once the Four Seasons have been re-hired.
He explained that the rehired employees are in addition to the security personnel and grounds crew that remained on the property during the resort's closure.
The fully protected 17-acre deep-water marina is equipped to accommodate and service yachts up to 240 feet in length. The entire marina features a system of floating docks.
The opening of the marina comes almost three weeks after resort executives held a three-day job fair.
"We were looking to fill 400 positions across all departments of the resort," said Hector.
"The fact that 600 people came to see us was very pleasing and the standard of the candidate was also very high, and lots of people were offered jobs there and then. Further decisions were made and continue to be made about candidates on an ongoing basis. In fact, we are reopening the marina on the 10th November and the majority of the team are from the existing workforce," he explained.
"There is a team currently in place made up primarily of the former employees, but the majority of the team will be joining at the end of December to undertake training. This will take a few weeks up until the January opening and will cover both soft and technical skills training," Hector said.
Up to press time yesterday, The Guardian was unable to ascertain the exact number of former employees that will be re-hired.
The resort's pending opening comes as welcomed news to hundreds of hotel workers who lost their jobs due to the global financial crisis.
A Labour Force Survey conducted in May revealed that 26,000 Bahamians were unemployed, and there were 9,000 discouraged workers.
The Sandals property at Emerald Bay was home to more than 500 employees of the former Four Seasons Resort, with 83 managers and 442 line staff. The property closed its doors in May and was sold to Sandals in July.
In addition to looking for employees to fill positions on staff, construction work is being undertaken on the property to the tune of $13 million.
Changes at the property will include the installation of an acre-sized energy pool, which will have the largest Jacuzzi in the Caribbean, seating up to 40 people. Other additions include restaurants, an English pub, a pizzeria and other shops.
"The resort itself will be unique in the sense that each and every room will be butler category. We are looking to create something that will make even the most discerning of traveler sit up and say 'wow!'. Emerald Bay must be considered one of the most beautiful spots on earth," Hector said yesterday.
He claimed that the travel industry is already buzzing about what's happening at Emerald Bay "and we're expecting to open in January running very high occupancy and plan for it to stay that way."
Source: The Nassau Guardian
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Sandals and Beaches Resort Group International Public Relations Manager Stephen Hector confirmed to The Nassau Guardian that some 15 former employees of what was once the Four Seasons have been re-hired.
He explained that the rehired employees are in addition to the security personnel and grounds crew that remained on the property during the resort's closure.
The fully protected 17-acre deep-water marina is equipped to accommodate and service yachts up to 240 feet in length. The entire marina features a system of floating docks.
The opening of the marina comes almost three weeks after resort executives held a three-day job fair.
"We were looking to fill 400 positions across all departments of the resort," said Hector.
"The fact that 600 people came to see us was very pleasing and the standard of the candidate was also very high, and lots of people were offered jobs there and then. Further decisions were made and continue to be made about candidates on an ongoing basis. In fact, we are reopening the marina on the 10th November and the majority of the team are from the existing workforce," he explained.
"There is a team currently in place made up primarily of the former employees, but the majority of the team will be joining at the end of December to undertake training. This will take a few weeks up until the January opening and will cover both soft and technical skills training," Hector said.
Up to press time yesterday, The Guardian was unable to ascertain the exact number of former employees that will be re-hired.
The resort's pending opening comes as welcomed news to hundreds of hotel workers who lost their jobs due to the global financial crisis.
A Labour Force Survey conducted in May revealed that 26,000 Bahamians were unemployed, and there were 9,000 discouraged workers.
The Sandals property at Emerald Bay was home to more than 500 employees of the former Four Seasons Resort, with 83 managers and 442 line staff. The property closed its doors in May and was sold to Sandals in July.
In addition to looking for employees to fill positions on staff, construction work is being undertaken on the property to the tune of $13 million.
Changes at the property will include the installation of an acre-sized energy pool, which will have the largest Jacuzzi in the Caribbean, seating up to 40 people. Other additions include restaurants, an English pub, a pizzeria and other shops.
"The resort itself will be unique in the sense that each and every room will be butler category. We are looking to create something that will make even the most discerning of traveler sit up and say 'wow!'. Emerald Bay must be considered one of the most beautiful spots on earth," Hector said yesterday.
He claimed that the travel industry is already buzzing about what's happening at Emerald Bay "and we're expecting to open in January running very high occupancy and plan for it to stay that way."
Source: The Nassau Guardian
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