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St Asaph based recruitment firm JVP Group is launching a specialist Jobs in Tourism site as the sector gradually reopens in Wales.

The platform is designed to let employers in the sector showcase their opportunities, while also enabling them to connect directly and easily with potential employees who are interested in their vacancies whether seasonal or permanent.

It is anticipated that the platform will be of immediate benefit to jobseekers who are looking for new roles because of the pandemic.

As well as putting them directly in touch with recruiting employers, the platform will also offer additional support via a range of free resources to help job hunters identify and apply for the vacancies they are best suited to.

The specialist job site launch coincides with the opening up of some parts of the tourism and hospitality sector. In Wales, self-contained tourist accommodation was given the go-ahead to open from March 27 while the border with England will reopen for holidays on April 12.

Outdoor hospitality and outdoor tourism attractions are set to open on April 26 if case numbers remain low.

JVP Group’s founder and managing director Cath Harrison said: “Understandably, all these timescales had to have a degree of flexibility attached to them. With schools in the process of opening their doors to pupils once again, and non-essential retail opening up, everyone appreciates the need for a careful, cautious approach.

“But equally, the positive impact of the lockdowns on reducing virus transmission along with the progress of the vaccine roll out means that even where precise dates shift slightly, it’s looking highly likely that a large proportion of the º£½ÇÊÓƵ tourism and hospitality industry will be open for business in a matter of weeks.