The booking prospects, want for easter, want for the summer, are above those of 2019, and with an increase in the price, ou seja, without resorting to price reductions. Who says it is Hélder Martins, president of the Association of Hotels and Tourist Enterprises of the Algarve (AHETA), in a recent interview with Lusa, adding that the expectations of the Algarve hotel industry for Easter are positive and occupancy should exceed levels prior to those recorded before the covid-19 pandemic.
However, Hélder Martins mentions that the Algarve is far from full at Easter emphasizing that the region has a large accommodation capacity for the period of 15 a 17 April that can still be used.
O Algarve has occupations planned above 2019, but still with great capacity to welcome those who want to come here, said the president of the largest hotel association in the Algarve without providing any numbers.
Regarding the main tourism generating markets for the Algarve at this time, Hélder Martins mentions that all markets are reacting well and it cannot be said that there is only one market going up and the others going down. They are all reacting more or less the same way., emphasizing that the recovery of air links to the region, after the restrictions motivated by the pandemic, also contributes to a possible improvement compared to 2019.
The leader of the Algarve business association further removed, de momento, any negative influence on demand for the region motivated by the war in Ukraine, iniciada a 24 of February with the entry into Ukrainian territory of Russian military forces, that currently surround several cities, including the capital Kiev.
“So far we have not felt that, mas, obviamente, it is a situation to be taken into account, because it can get worse from one moment to the next. But right now we don't think there's a feeling of fear of traveling or anything like that.", afirmou.
On the invasion of Ukraine and in the opinion of Hélder Martins, the fact that the conflict is in Eastern Europe can help motivate people to choose destinations in southern Europe, to the detriment of others, closest to Ukraine, such as Turkey or Asian destinations.
