Portugal wants to increase tourism

The Portuguese authorities spent € 56.5 million to promote its tourist appeal. It is the largest investment in this sector of the economy in the country's history. The Secretary General of the Ministry of Tourism of Portugal Frederico Costa, said the funds have agreed to provide, in consultation with public and private companies in the tourism sector, the campaign demonstrated the feasibility of government to the point. In particular, the Ministry of Tourism of Portugal received 50 million euros, the rest will add 6.5 million private sector representatives and groups of seven regional offices, with the exception of Madeira and the Azores. The Department estimates that the share of tourism in the Portuguese economy to grow significantly in 2009. The hotel industry is a growth rate of 9.2%, should increase the number of tourists visiting the country increased by 5.8% and the average stay of 4.6%. Always in the past year, according to Mr. Costa, Portugal had 12.5 million tourists, earning the state budget of 6.8 million. Sovetnik.ru