Pestana Hotels and Resorts

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Pestana Hotels and Resorts, is a brand of the Pestana Group and it is present in three continents: Europe, South America and Africa.^[1]

It is the largest Portuguese hotel company and it has the 109th place in the 300 biggest hotel groups in the world, ranking published by the Hotels Magazine^[2]

1 History
2 Hotels
3 See also
4 External links
5 References

[edit] History

The Hotel Group Pestana Hotels and Resorts was founded by Mr. Manuel Pestana, when he acquired the Atlântico hotel, an ocean front unit in Funchal in 1965. A new 5 star hotel was built on the site and was completed in 1972. Known today as the Pestana Carlton Madeira Hotel. When Mr. Manuel Pestana retired, he handed over the control to his son Dionisio Pestana.^[3]

In the mid eighties the Group acquired another 5 star hotel in Madeira, the Pestana Carlton Park. Designed by the famous Brazilian architect Prof. Oscar Niemayer.

1995 - Pestana Atlantic Bay Hotel opened in July

1997 - The opening of Pestana Village Hotel in Madeira. The purchase of a Lockheed Tristar by Euro Atlantic Airline.

1998 - The opening of Pestana Carlton Rovuma Hotel in Maputo, Mozambique. The purchase of 1 square kilometre on the Troia Peninsula near Lisbon.

1999 - The completion of the Pestana Quinta da Beloura clubhouse including 17 suites. The purchase of the 5 star Rio Atlantica Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The extension of Pestana Levante Hotel in Armação de Pera, Algarve.

2000 - The purchase of a hotel with 30 luxury bungalows in Angra, Brazil. The purchase of the 500 room ex-Meridien hotel in Salvador, Brazil. The purchase of a prime 200 room beachfront hotel in Natal, Brazil. The opening of the historical Pestana Porto Carlton Hotel in the city centre. The opening of the Pestana Miramar Hotel in Madeira.

2001 - The opening of the Pestana Carlton Palace Hotel in Lisbon. The opening of the Alvor Beach Club in the Algarve. The opening of the Pestana Alvor Atlantico in the Algarve. The purchase of the Palm Gardens townhouse resort in Carvoeiro, Algarve. The purchase of 400 acres (1.6 km²) with hotel and golf planning in Silves, Algarve. The purchase of Quinta Amoreira with approval for 400 units in Alvor, Algarve. The opening of Pestana Atalaia Hotel in Madeira.

2002 - The purchase of the Malelane Gate Resort on the border of the Kruger National Park, South Africa. The extension of the Gramacho course in the Algarve to an 18-hole layout, par 72 and the completion of a new clubhouse.