Construction of the future Tourist Institute of Angola, an institution dedicated to the training of staff for the tourism sector, will begin this year in the city of Luena, eastern Moxico province, said Monday the provincial director of Hospitality and Tourism.

Lutete Mariz told Angolan news agency Angop that the foundation stone of the institute, which is expected to have 60 classrooms and other facilities, is expected to be laid in the second half of the year.

Construction of the institute aims, among other things, to train human resources in the areas of hotel management and other tourist areas, to improve the quality of services offered, Mariz said.

Mariz stressed that the tourism sector had been set as a priority in the strategy to move out of the current economic crisis and implement the economic diversification process.

The future Tourist Institute of Angola will be built in the academic expansion zone of the city of Luena, the administrative capital of Moxico province. (macauhub/AO)