Reservations at the Algarve’s hotels for the Easter holiday period are up on last year, by 4-5% according to the Algarve Tourist Board.
The predictions were confirmed by the curiously happy president of the Association of Hotels and Resorts in the Algarve, Elidérico Viegas, who said that Easter is later this year, which of course helps.
"This year we will not see a drop in tourist numbers after Easter, on the contrary, we will witness continued growth in demand from Easter continuing throughout the tourist season," explained Viegas.
With expectations of a good year for the tourism industry, Desiderio Silva said that alongside the promotional effort, optimism is also based on the increase of direct flights coming into Faro airport, including new routes from Germany and France.
"The statistics are what they are" said Silva, noting that while some entrepreneurs reported an increase in activity in the order of 20%, others say that their business has not improved.
