The Albufeira Promotion Agency (APAL) is scheduling two workshops for the next year aimed at the North American market, with actions taking place in the cities of Boston (May 14th) and New York (May 16th), including the presentation of the destination for several dozen operators, agencies and the press.
In a note, APAL reinforces that members interested in participating in this roadshow can also register, benefiting from special access conditions.
This is not the first time that APAL has been present in the United States, however, this year, the action gains even more importance taking into account the new route between Faro and New York/Newark, announced by the North American airline United Airlines will have, precisely from May 2024, a
The new air connection has a frequency of four weekly flights, being the first route to connect the Algarve to the United States.
According to Turismo de Portugal's TravelBI, the USA represents the world's 2nd largest tourist sending market, with 94,4 million trips in 2022, which represents an 11,0% share of total global tourist demand.
Travel by US residents abroad is distributed over the high season (July to September) with 27,4%, but mainly over the low season (January, February, March, November and December) with 36,4%, and the mid season , with 36,2%.
In relation to the Algarve and Albufeira in particular, the data shows that the number of overnight stays by tourists from the USA is already higher than those from Canada.
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