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Portugal Golf Holidays – Algarve tourism sector expects a busy Easter

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Lagos, Algarve. Algarve tourism sector expects a busy Easter

The Algarve tourism sector has good forecasts for this Easter

Hotels in the Algarve have reported great demand for the Easter break, and this trend is expected to continue into the summer.

João Fernandes, head of the Algarve Tourism Board (RTA), predicted that the region will have accommodation occupancy rates of at least 90% around Easter, and he added that April as a whole should see occupancy rates of 65% to 70%.

Hélder Martins, president of the Association of Hotels and Tourist Enterprises of the Algarve (AHETA), sees an occupancy per room of around 70% during Easter, an increase of 3% in hotel occupancy compared to the same time in 2022.

João Fernandes expects 2023 to be a year of records in the sector due to the region’s marketing, which has resulted in successful records of passengers disembarking at Faro airport.

The president of AHETA noted that Easter “lives a lot from the Spanish market”, but the UK market is preponderant in the Algarve, along with the French and Dutch, as well as new markets like North America, which is growing despite the lack of direct flights.

AHETA’s president Hélder Martins said these visitors have arrived even in the low season after entering through Lisbon and Seville, but it’s vital to solidify this market to increase it.

According to João Fernandes, 30% of Algarve bookings are pre-paid, and there is a greater balance between direct visitor bookings and travel agency bookings.

“Everything points to another record year, but what tourism never tyres of saying is that we are optimistic, but careful because obviously there is great instability at an international level and some expectations may be frustrated due to external factors”, concluded João Fernandes.

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Portugal Golf Holidays – Algarve had the best February since 2007

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Portimão, Algarve. Algarve had the best February since 2007

Portimão had the biggest growth in the Algarve

The Association of Hotels and Tourism Enterprises of the Algarve (AHETA), with headquarters in Albufeira, reports that the February 2023 occupancy rate for tourist accommodation units in the Algarve was 48.7%, the highest February occupancy rate in the past 16 years.

According to the data released, the occupancy rate for February was 5.4% higher than the same month in 2019 and 2.1% higher than the same month in 2020, the last month before the Covid-19 restrictions.

According to AHETA, the markets that most contributed to the growth witnessed were the national market with +1.4pp, the Dutch market with +0,9pp, and the British market with +0.5pp in comparison to February 2020.

As said by AHETA, the highest gains compared to 2020 were seen in the regions of Portimão (+16.5pp), Monte Gordo (+11.1pp), and Tavira (+7.2pp) in February.

The signs are clear: the Algarve tourism sector is bouncing back from the economic crisis brought by the Covid-19 pandemic. After a tough period of two years, the Algarve is recovering well, with a good start in 2023, but there is a long way to go in order to make a full recovery.

The Algarve has some of the best golf courses in Europe, like Monte Rei (considered the best in Portugal), Palmares, and Dom Pedro Old, all of them well ranked in Europe’s top 100 golf courses.

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Portugal Golf Holidays – Algarve beach among the top 10 best beaches in the world

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Falésia Beach, Algarve. Falésia Beach among the top 10 best in the world

Falésia Beach, in the Algarve, ranks 6th among the world’s best beaches

With its “rich red sand cliffs” and “a white sand beach that appears to continue on forever”, both of which lead to the “blue-green ocean”, Falésia beach in the municipality of Albufeira, on the Algarve, was voted number 6 in TripAdvisor’s annual list of the finest beaches in the world.

The Algarve beach has been a favourite of international platform users for a long time, and it is the only Portuguese beach to make the list. Compared to 2021, Falésia beach has risen 6 places.

One more thing to add to this impressive accomplishment: this beach was ranked the best among beaches in continental Europe.

A user’s comment, highlighted by TripAdvisor in a statement, says: “it’s a magnificent beach… the sun strikes the many tones of orange and yellow sand on the towering cliffs that reflect a warm colour. The sand on the beaches is a beautiful golden yellow. The water is perfect for bodyboarders and surfers since the waves pound the shore with a mild fury.

Falésia beach enjoys a prestigious location, between Albufeira and Vilamoura, close to two of the most famous tourist destinations in Portugal and some of the best golf courses in the country, like the famous Dom Pedro Old or the always popular Salgados golf course.

Falésia is often considered the most famous beach in Albufeira and attracts a huge amount of tourists every year.

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