The counties of Faro (8th place), Portimão (16th) and Albufeira (19th) are in the top25 of the Bloom Consulting Portugal City Brand Ranking © 2019, which ranks the best cities to invest, visit and live. Faro is the best municipality in the Algarve to live and do business, according to the ranking. The capital of the Algarve occupies the first place of the general regional ranking and also stands out at national level, occupying the 8th place among all the counties of the country. This ranking evaluates and classifies the Portuguese municipalities according to their performance in the areas of Investment (Business), Tourism (Visitar) and Talento (Living). The classification analyzes the effectiveness of the 308 municipalities and returns to be controlled, without surprises, by the city of Lisbon. The farense city occupies the first position, at regional level, in the dimensions of Business and Talent. "With a rise of around 12% in searches for tourism topics, 2018 was marked by the exponential growth of searches on" Tours "in Faro, revealing a present interest in farense history and culture," points out Bloom Consulting, which promotes list. On the regional podium, there were changes in 2019. Portimão surpassed Albufeira and now occupies the 2nd place, leading in the Tourism indicator, also for the first time. Portimao Holiday Rentals Despite the slight drop, Albufeira (-1) "remains firm on the podium in all dimensions of the region," notes Bloom Consulting. Tavira, which in 2008 was in 4th place (-1), was overtaken by Loulé, which improved its performance considerably in the scope of Business. In the sixth place is Lagos, who maintained the position of last year and, in 7th place, Silves appears, who recovers the two positions assigned in the last edition of the ranking. Vila Real de Santo António fell to 8th place, followed by Olhão, who was 9th. Aljezur and Vila do Bispo maintained their 10th and 11th place, respectively, while in 12th place there was a change, as Lagoa moved up one position and relegated Monchique to 13th place. At the bottom of the table, Castro Marim (14th), Alcoutim (15th) and São Brás de Alportel (16th) maintained their positions. According to Bloom Consulting, "2018 was a year of great variation in the D2 © of the Algarve municipalities that saw business surveys increase by 32%, with" Entrepreneurship "the fastest growing (+ 140%). Already in the scope of Tourism, "Natural Parks" is among the topics researched that has grown the most. By indicators, the Algarve cities, in national terms, also stand out. In the national Top25 of the Business category, Faro comes in 10th place and Albufeira in 23rd. In the Viver indicator, Faro returns to the best performance among the Algarve, occupying the 15th place (maintaining the position of last year), while Portimão has climbed one position and is in 18th. The most well-positioned are the cities of Algarve in the category of Visit, related to the capacity to attract tourists. Portimão occupies the 6th place, Albufeira is in 7th place (down two places), Faro is in 11th place, Tavira in 17th place, Loulé in 19th place (with an increase of 8 places) and Lagos in 23rd place. How do you do this ranking? Bloom Consulting bases its annual study, Portugal City Brand Ranking © on a proprietary algorithm. In each edition, several sources of information related to the three dimensions (Business, Visiting and Living) are considered for the formation of this algorithm. The final results of this ranking not only measure the perceptions about a municipality, but also classify the performance of your brand in a tangible and realistic way. This algorithm is composed of three base variables, used to analyze the success of the brand of the 308 Portuguese municipalities, as well as their relative performance among them. The methodology used evaluates the tourist and social economic variable, represented by statistical data, the search variable through online surveys captured by the Digital Demand - D2 © tool and the online performance variable, through analysis of sites and social networks officers of each municipality. In this concrete and rigorous way, it is possible to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of the various municipalities in attracting investors, tourists and new residents. Source: https://www.sulinformacao.pt/2019/04/faro-portimao-e-albufeira-no-top25-do-ranking-das-cidades-portuguesas/