According to the president of the World Travel and Tourist Council (WTTC) Jean-Claude Baumgarten, Portugal now accounts for 0.7% of the worlds tourist market, yet this figure is set to rise by a further 45% by 2015.

Consequently Baumgarten has called for greater investment to be ploughed in to the country, to improve infrastructure and transportation, which in turn may help property prices to further rise.