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Recent figures from Faro Airport and the Algarve’s hotel and resort association, AHETA, indicate that British tourists are flocking to the Algarve more than ever.
Last week, The Resident reported that British people represented 44.8 per cent of the tourist market in the Algarve last month. Due to more flights available from more destinations across the UK and affordable package holidays, more British tourists are choosing the region to spend their summer holidays. |
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During a stay in the Algarve to promote the Allgarve summer entertainment programme, Minister for Economy and Innovation Manuel Pinho underlined his interest in attracting tourists of higher quality to the region, rather than en-masse tourism. The type of tourism the Algarve needs is certainly not en-masse tourism, he declared during the opening of the Serralves no Algarve exhibition, in Faros historical Fábrica da Cerveja. |
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The Oceânico Victoria course has been awarded Best Portuguese Golf Course 2006 in the annual Publituris Awards, which recognise outstanding performance in Portugal’s tourism industry.
Of the five courses nominated in the category of Best National Golf Course, the Oceânico Victoria Golf Course was voted best by the readers of Publituris Magazine and an independent jury of tourism professionals. |
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After a hectic season, which culminated in him winning the Premiership title with Manchester United and picking up both the PFA Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards, Cristiano Ronaldo is enjoying a relaxing break this summer.
Last month he decided to take a well-deserved holiday at the luxurious Vale do Lobo Golf, Beach and Spa Resort, in Portugal's central Algarve, staying in a luxurious beach-side villa. |
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The peaceful village of Cacela Velha in Vila Real de Santo António will be joining the tour of summer festivals when it hosts the first “Youth Festival” of Cacela Velha. Da Weasel, Sam The Kid, Nigga Poison and the DJs José Padilla, Rui da Silva, Overule, Hélder Soares, Rui Vargas, Hélder Santos and Filipe d 'Palma are part of the bill of this new music festival that will be contributing to the entertainment during the Algarve summer and should continue over the coming years. |
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Dolphins are back in the Guadiana River thanks to the cleaner waters and the quantity of food available. However, they only risk going a little north of the international bridge that connects Portugal to Spain. The search for food, in particular mackerel, seems to be the main reason for these mammals to make a detour from their normal route. |
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It is impressive, made totally of wood and is clearly visible to people coming ashore on the Ilha Deserta. From the outset, voices were raised criticising the building of a "hotel" in the middle of the Ria Formosa Natural Park, but in fact it is just a restaurant. The Ilha Deserta, located off the coast at Faro, was an almost unreachable paradise until the end of the 1980s when José Vargas started to organise tourist visits by boat to what is regarded as one of the wildest islands in the Algarve.
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