Two hotels scheduled to reopen

The Tourism Ministry is predicting that nearly a thousand jobs will become available within a few weeks, after the reopening of two hotels that were closed.
These hotels, the former Grand Lido Braco in Trelawny and the former Super Fun Resort in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, will be reopening following the signing of lease agreements between the Government and two tourism entities.
In a release, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett said that Grand Lido Braco has been leased by Sun Wing Limited and will be operated by Blue Diamond Resorts Limited, while the Super Fun Resort will now be under the management of Royal DeCameron.

Mr Bartlett stated that the re-opening of these properties comes at the start of the 2011/2012 Winter Tourist Season and will result in 900 jobs being made available.
He explained that the reopening of the resorts, which will bring back 550 rooms into operation, could not come at a better time, as Jamaica is expected to welcome approximately one point three million visitors during this winter season. 
The Grand Lido Braco Resort and the Super Fun Resort were closed earlier this year at the end of a management contract with the Super Clubs Group.

The closures resulted in a number of employees joining the ranks of the unemployed.