Owners of rental accommodation in the Algarve could be set to see strong demand this summer, experts have suggested.
According to Holidays-Direct, the Portuguese tourist hotspot has attracted considerable interest from British holidaymakers in the last few months.
The online travel agency said that during the year to date, it has been the subject of the most searches on its website.
This has prompted it to predict that lots of British holidaymakers will flock to the region for their summer holidays this year.
As a result, owners of buy-to-let property in the Algarve should benefit from higher occupancy rates and rental returns.
Jon Pearce, spokesperson for Holidays-Direct, commented: "With some of Europe's most attractive and cleanest beaches, exceptional landscapes and year round sunshine, the Algarve is quite rightly a holiday hotspot for British tourists looking for some sun."
He added that the region is proving to be popular because it offers lots of leisure attractions at a "relatively cheap" price.
According to ShelterOffshore.com, Portugal offers both year-round sunshine and a strong tourist trade.