Tourism in the Algarve wants to take a positive image to attract more investments abroad

"We must take advantage of this good wave that the Algarve and Portugal have, a positive external image, to attract more investors, by showing them the potential that exists in the region to invest here" , said the director, after

João Fernandes, vice president of the institution in the last years and whose term ends in 2023, defends Turismo do Algarve as "active agent" in the capture of 39, investment that "helps to requalify the supply"

"In recent years, we have benefited from an abnormally advantageous demand – with competing destinations with some insecurity problems – but those who have visited the Algarve have been loyal to the region .One of the first measures of the team that is leading is, with the Association of Professionals and Real Estate Mediation Companies of Portugal (APEMIP) , to create a portfolio of buildings which are either impoverished or undeveloped in tourist areas, so that it can be leaked to potential investors.

Emphasizing that regional tourism entities João Fernandes has defended that the Algarve Tourism Region should intervene in several areas to connect public and private agents.

These are the cases of the definition of a new model of promotion and marketing. which will mark the promotion of the brand across borders in the next three years, the study of the strengthening of the link between Faro and Lisbon airports and the attraction and qualification of human resources.

The new Algarve tourism leader also defended the creation of an Observatory of Sustainable Tourism and "progressive effort" to make the Algarve "a destination

The official also defended the revision of the legislation applicable to the seaside season, which decreased the pre-season and post-season periods, "adjusted to the use of the beach in the case of the Algarve, where It makes good weather for a good part of the year. "

The State Secretary for Tourism, Ana Mendes Godinho, present at the inauguration, was placed in" service "of the new Algarve tourism team

]" Suppose the opposite of what it is. Instead of being the head, Lisbon is the arm and assume yourself as the head. We are at your service to develop and meet your challenges. Because it is here that strategies are designed and that problems and needs are identified, "said the official.