“It is a campaign to encourage visits to Alentejo and Ribatejo, now that we are approaching autumn and winter, which strengthens the relationship between the two regions and the Portuguese people”, said the president of this ERT, José Manuel Santos.
According to the president of Turismo do Alentejo e Ribatejo, this campaign involved an investment of around 115 thousand euros and was supported by community funds, through the Alentejo 2020 regional program.
“We have a digital campaign, both on social networks and on Internet pages, a presence on billboards in the metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto and also through public relations tools”, he said.
Pointing out that the two destinations are, at this time of year, “even more authentic and truer”, José Manuel Santos stressed that Alentejo has “a strong, genuine offer with excellent restaurants and accommodation”.
The Alentejo was, in the first eight months of the year, “the Portuguese region that grew the most in the Portuguese market and we feel that it is worth continuing to come to Alentejo and Ribatejo in this autumn/winter period”, he highlighted.
Try telling that to Americans, some of whom think Portugal is just Lisbon, Porto and the Algarve! Plus, everyone lives in a 'city', there are no such things as towns, villages or hamlets. Of course, they must buy a house in Cascais for status reasons, not because they really want to live there!
By Billy Bissett from Porto on 13 Oct 2023, 10:25
“Authentic” Portugal being promoted by tourism board? An oxymoron in its own right! Just another short term revenue generating opportunity as opposed to building sustainable economies that don’t need to rely on gimmicks for “out of season” revenue.
By Stuart Wood from Algarve on 14 Oct 2023, 10:15