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2. -It has all began in 1942 with Mr. António Ferro, at the time manager for national
advertisement in Portugal;
- The major goal was « to accommodate travellers and provide them nourishment
according to each region traditions and values »
-Elvas, in Alentejo, was the place for the first big opening;
- From the 50’s on, we began to find another type of Pousadas, the so called
Historic ones;
-Latter on the 70’s, was created ENATUR (National Tourism Enterprise), a public
company that became responsible for the network management, combining
different areas such as finances, marketing and commercial department.
3. - On September 1st 2003, and following the privatizing process, the Pestana Group
started to explore the entire Pousadas net;
- Being a highlight in hotel management matter, Pestana Group brought to Pousadas
the experience needed to achieve future successes;
- According to the exclusivity contract signed by the group, from that moment on
Pestana was the only one in charge to manage and exploit Pousadas de Portugal;
- Nevertheless, it was established on that same contract, an expansion plan for the
network , that in case of accomplishment allowed to add another 5 years to the initial
agreement contract, signed for 15 years.
4. Nowadays, Pousadas have more
than 40 destinations for you to
discover, spread all over the
country including the Azores.
