Tiago Brito, Tourism Director of the Turismo de Portugal: Focus on Safe Restart of Tourism Industry to Revive Confidence

Recently, Tiago Brito, Tourism Director of the Turismo de Portugal, accepted the interview with WTCF. He introduced the measures taken by Portugal to promote the safe restart of tourism and the promotion of tourist destinations, introduced unique culture and tourism resources of Lisbon, WTCF s member city, and expressed confidence that the tourism industry will return to prosperity in the future.

Release time : 2021-01-18 14:47:27

source : WTCF

adopted this seal and followed these measurements to ensure the safety of tourists. Because of these efforts that the Portuguese national authority has undertaken, the World Travel & Tourism Council has also recognized these efforts, and Portugal was the first European country to receive the safe travel seal.

In addition, Portuguese national authority also implemented passenger locator cards. Since the arrival of passengers, the airline would provide a document to all the visitors who visit Portugal for them to fill it out, so that Portuguese authorities could follow all the visitors through this passenger locator card.

Another very important measure was the Portuguese Health Passport. This is a health passport that could be acquired in advance by tourists who visit Portugal. The tourists would be able to have access to several medical facilities in Portugal, to do COVID-19 tests to prove that they're negative, and to do other kinds of auxiliary diagnosis or treatment. So for the visitors to Portugal, it's not only an extra assurance, but also a good measure to create some extra confidence for travelers.

And another one is more focused on the Portuguese archipelagos Azores and Madeira. Any visitor who would travel to Portugal to these two archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean needs to provide in advance the proof of negative COVID-19 test also to assure the overall safety to everyone who would visit us. What's more, Lisbon has also created the hotline for tourists to increase the trust of them to Lisbon city specifically. Tourists can contact the destination in advance, and can access a lot of information in real time, at any time, through this hotline.

WTCF: Lisbon is a city member of WTCF, what do you think are the places for visiting or culture features or unique customs in this city you would recommend?

Tiago Brito: There are three places in the metropolitan area of Lisbon has been listed as World Heritage of UNESCO. Belém Area is one