The Algarve expects 2021 visitor numbers 'close to pre-Covid levels'
Alexandre do Adro said 2020 “was a lost year”, but said: “This year, being one of the few markets open to travel [from the UK], we have a unique opportunity to attract first-timers who might have normally booked other European destinations. “It also gives the country unprecedented exposure, which we believe will benefit us post-Covid.” He said that demand for the region had “exploded” when it was announced Portugal was on the UK’s green list and that “some of the hotels actually had to close sales.” But although demand was likely to be “very, very high”, he said the fo...