With Prague banning night-time pub crawls, Portugal is expecting a ‘big spike’ in British visitors on stag and hen parties next year.
The Czech capital has joined a number of other cities, including Amsterdam, in a growing hostility to the sometimes raucous and always boozy celebrations, but Jon Stainer, creative director of two party websites, StagWeb and GoHen, thinks Portugal will be the next destination.
“Whether it’s Lisbon, Albufeira, or elsewhere, Portugal is known for its vibrant nightlife and welcoming atmosphere and is perfectly positioned to benefit economically from this. In 2019, Prague was our most popular destination by far but has since dropped off with Lisbon and Albufeira both rising above as popular party destinations.”
The company’s list for this year and the last pre-pandemic year, 2019:
