21st April 2015 – 14h00 to 16h00
PROGRAM
Venue – Escola de Hotelaria e Turismo do Algarve, Faro
Local Lodging as an Asset to the Algarve Tourism Industry
A One-Stop-Shop event for letting and property management agencies and property owners
With the new local lodging (Alojamento Local) regulations now in effect a seminar is being jointly organized by
Turismo do Algarve and Safe Communities Algarve with the aim of “promoting high standards in Local Lodging in
support of the Algarve as a Safe Destination”
The seminar is open to property letting agencies, property management companies and individual property owners
who let their properties to encourage compliance.
Introductions at the seminar will be given by: Secretary of State for Tourism; President of Turismo do Algarve;
President of Safe Communities Algarve; President of AMAL and the Mayor of Faro.
14h00 – Arrival registration
14h30 – Introductions
Vice-President Região de Turismo do Algarve – João Fernandes
President Safe Communities Algarve – David Thomas
President AMAL – Jorge Botelho
President Câmara Municipal de Faro – Rogério Bacalhau
Secretário de Estado do Turismo – Adolfo Mesquita Nunes
15h15 - Presentations
1. New legislation, application procedures – Ana Blanco – Turismo de Portugal
2. Role of ASAE and penalties for non-compliance – Helena Sanches – ASAE
3. Reporting procedure to SEF – Fátima Teixeira – SEF
4. Safeguarding on-line villa bookings to reduce the risk of fraud – Inspector João Monteiro – Judicial Police
5. Secure Villas – crime prevention and responsibility of owners concerning villa safety – Major Inf.ª
Marco Henriques – GNR
6. Launch of NALLE – National Association for Local Lodging Establishments – Dennis Swing-Greene NALLE
17h00 – Questions
Organization
Presentations