The event is slated for World Tourism Day – September 27, under the global theme “Tourism and Jobs: A better future for all”.

Friday September 6, 2019, St. John’s Antigua and Barbuda: The AHTA is placing a call out to all job seekers to visit its upcoming Hospitality Job Fair on September 27, 2019.  The event, being held at the Antigua and Barbuda Hospitality Training Institute (ABHTI) will feature twenty-one hotels, two excursion and two restaurant companies on Antigua:

•The Great House Antigua
• The Verandah
• Pineapple Beach Club Antigua
• St. James Club Antigua
• Galley Bay Resort & Spa
• Jumby Bay Island
• Blue Waters Resort & Spa
• Starfish Jolly Beach Resort & Spa
• Antigua Yacht Club Marina & Resort
• Tamarind Hills
• Curtain Bluff
• Carlisle Bay
• Heritage Hotel
• Ocean Point Resort & Spa
• South Point Antigua
• Sugar Ridge Antigua
• Sandals Grande Antigua
• Hermitage Bay
• Admiral’s Inn & Gunpowder Suites
• Cocos Hotel
• keyonna Beach
• The Rendezvous Company
• The Antigua Rainforest Company
• The Larder
• Big Banana Antigua

Positions are available in various departments to include, Culinary, Food & Beverage, Front Office, Housekeeping and various other departments in the sector. Job Seekers are asked to come prepared with resumes. The AHTA recommends that resumes also include a photograph of the applicant.

Vernon A. Jeffers, Sr, Chairman of the AHTA commented that “we are looking for the best persons to fill much needed roles in the industry.  Job seekers should not shy away from this event and come prepared to meet their future employer in this thriving industry. We are pleased to be hosting this important event at the ABHTI.  We hope that Job seekers will take a moment during their visit to learn more about the institute and how they can gain degrees in the Industry.”

The Hospitality Job Fair schedule is as follows:

8:30am: Registration 

8:45am: Opening Ceremony

9:00am – 1:00pm: Interview sessions

1:00pm – 2:00pm: Break

2:00pm – 5:00pm Interview sessions

Persons interested in getting more information can contact the AHTA office at [email protected], call 462.0374/4928 or follow the Associations Facebook and Instagram pages at @antiguahotels.