World Cup 2010 'to boost Cape Verde markets'

The property investment market in Cape Verde could receive a boost from reports that the 2010 World Cup will increase tourism to the islands.

According to the chairman of the national airline TACV, the international football event will attract more people to Cape Verde, as passengers use the carrier to travel from South American nations to South Africa, MacauHub reports.

Antonio Perteira Neves stated as he introduced the company's new representative Brazilian representative Jose Luis Sa Nogueira that a sharp rise in air traffic was likely, as Cape Verde is the closest African nation to South America.

TACV is planning to operate a flight schedule that will handle the increased passenger numbers anticipated during the World Cup in South Africa next year, having carried around 700,000 people during 2009.

Cape Verde is a group of ten islands previously used as a transit point for slave traders and then as a refuelling station for transatlantic ships, with an economy based on services, commerce and tourism.

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