Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 16^th March 2022

Algarve Football Association joins FPF to support the integration of Ukrainian citizens

In the context of the conflict in Ukraine, the Portuguese Football Federation launched a support plan for Ukrainian war refugees who continue to arrive in Portugal, appealing and helping to welcome them in order to provide them with living conditions.

Thus, the Algarve Football Association (AFA), following its policy of social responsibility, in partnership with the Portuguese Football Federation, invited all its affiliates and the community in general to participate in this plan, in order to support Ukrainian refugees arriving in the region.

In a statement, the AFA says it has appealed to its clubs and referee groups to become “a facilitating element in the process of welcoming Ukrainian refugees, whether in helping them to find a job offer, accommodation, a useful service or other type of support that can be provided to these people’.

Therefore, interested parties should contact the Algarve Football Association on 916 171 653 or comunicacao@afalgarve.pt.

The registration of job offers can be done through the platform of the Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional (IEFP) created specifically for this purpose.

In the event that there are children involved who are old enough to practice football and futsal, the AFA adds that the Portuguese Football Federation finances this practice in the respective clubs.

“It’s easier now, book today” to travel to the Algarve” is the motto of the most recent international campaign of Associação Turismo do Algarve (ATA).

This is the motto of the most recent international campaign launched by Associação Turismo do Algarve, with a view to promoting the destination and attracting reservations for the Easter and summer periods.

After two tumultuous years of the pandemic, marked by insecurity, doubts and a series of rules and procedures around travel, the new campaign reinforces the idea that tourists can travel to the Algarve again easily and comfortably, taking into account that the procedures on arrival and before the trip are now more simplified.

Through four videos that reveal some of the experiences that can be had in the region, with emphasis on hiking, biking or golfing, Turismo do Algarve reminds you that the destination is ready to welcome its visitors with tranquility and with the quality and diversity of the offer to which they have become accustomed.

With this campaign, we want to emphasize some of the main arguments that, at this time, make the destination even more appealing to those who are returning to the habit of traveling, namely safety, contact with nature and landscapes of great beauty, the good weather and the diversity of outdoor activities that the region offers. The idea is for people to feel that the Algarve gives them the opportunity to experience good times again, in a familiar, authentic atmosphere and with all the hospitality that is recognized for us», says João Fernandes, president of Turismo do Algarve