The Secretary of State of tourism, Rita Marques, has been relentless in reaffirming to the sending markets that Portugal is a safe tourist destination.
That's what you did this Wednesday (08) uma vez mais, emphasizing the importance of complying with safety and hygiene rules so that this remains, during a webinar from the Institute for the Promotion of Latin America and the Caribbean (IPDAL).
– Portugal, Espanha, we are all safe countries, but it depends on all of us that it happens and can be. The rules are known, the protocol is known, distance is required and respiratory hygiene is also required. It is up to all of us to ensure that we can interact, following the rules, to make Portugal a safe tourist destination, said the ruling.
During your intervention, the ruler recalled that, em 2019, Portugal registered a growth of guests originating in Spain in the order of 10% e de 8% no caso das dormidas, and stressed that Spain has been an important source market. Beyond Spain, everyone who lands in this country is also an important emitter market for us. We have been working hard to build the Iberian tourist offer.
Rita Marques also stressed that more than 70% of international tourists visiting Portugal travel by air, por isso, the Government has been strengthening the program to stimulate the acquisition of new routes.
Por outro lado, the Secretary of State for Tourism considered that religious tourism can be an excellent reason to motivate demand ”for tourism in Portugal, since it is a national brand image, with great representativeness throughout the territory.
Present at the same session, Spain's Secretary of State for Tourism, Isabel Oliver, noticed that the Iberian Peninsula is a tourist power, stressing that Portugal is very important for Spain due to its proximity, gastronomy and historical and scenic wealth and, por isso, both governments are working very hard to overcome the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
