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According to APAL, these promotional actions include “presenting the destination to several dozen operators, agencies and the press” and are open to the participation of interested members.
“Associates interested in participating in this roadshow can also register, benefiting from special access conditions”.
The association recalls that this is not the first time that it will be present in this territory, but argues that this action gains greater relevance “taking into account the recent announcement that the North American airline United Airlines will have, precisely from May 2024, a new route between Faro and New York/Newark”.
“The new air connection has a frequency of four weekly flights, being the first route to connect the Algarve to the United States”, adds APAL, remembering that the USA is already the world's 2nd largest tourist market.
And also in Albufeira this market has been gaining importance. In 2022, overnight stays from tourists from the USA were already higher than those from Canada, growing from a total of 59,588 overnight stays in 2019 to 78,837 overnight stays last year.
“With around 20% of total overnight stays in the region, APAL believes that Albufeira can benefit from a market that is seen as emerging and with potential for strong growth, particularly outside the traditional summer season”, adds the statement released by APAL.
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Good god, the worst town in the algarve to represent the beautiful algarve in America. What idiot planned that, with all binge drinking gangs and drug dealers all over the place that going to send a great message back to America.
By Karl blore from Algarve on 14 Nov 2023, 22:34
The Algarve as most of Portugal's major airports desperately need numerous ar connections to various destinations in the US. Even with a very creative or realistics network, passengers continue to prefer Portugal.
By Diogo F. from Lisbon on 15 Nov 2023, 00:59
I live in Albufeira and I love it here. If you judge Albufeira by the strip and Old Town to a lesser degree you are just spewing out your uneducated bias.
We have great beaches.
The local restaurants are wonderful.
The people here are amazing, very friendly and helpful.
Step away from the strip and old town and you will find it is very quiet.
The accessibilty to access other parts of Portugal by bus and train is excellent.
Unfortunately the town gets a bad rep because of the strip and parts of old town and the local government can do a better job limiting the noise and damage from these places.
Put your predjudices aside and come enjoy this wonderful city.
By j from Algarve on 19 Feb 2024, 12:24
I agree with j. I'm a U.S. citizen living in Albufeira with my husband and we both agree that it is a great place to be located in The Algarve. We rarely frequent Old Town or The Strip, leaving those areas to the tourists looking to party. There are plenty of good restaurants and bars away from those places where we can go as locals to avoid the rowdy tourists. Albufeira's central location in the Algarve makes it very easy to get to the Faro airport, take a train or drive north to Lisbon and Porto or other areas of Portugal, or head east for a quick trip to Seville. Albufeira also seems to be a little more lively year-round, unlike some other places in the Algarve that get too quiet in the winter months for our liking. There are also plenty of retail shops and grocery stores to choose from for our everyday needs. The Portuguese people we've met here have been kind and helpful and we're meeting interesting people from all over the world who have chosen to settle here, as well. We love it here and we're very happy we chose to put down our retirement roots in Albufeira.
By MJ from Algarve on 02 Jun 2024, 05:11