Despite improvements, Portugal’s tourism sector is still far beyond expectations now that flight restrictions have eased. According to the national statistics institute (INE), both the number of [...]
When in October 2019 Rita Marques was offered the outwardly glamorous post of what is perhaps one of the Portuguese government’s most sought after top jobs, secretary of State for tourism, it [...]
Portugal’s second city Porto and the north of the country are seeing a gradual return of tourism. The take-up rate at tourism developments and hotels currently stands at around 50%, well above [...]
The former CEO of TAP, Antonoaldo Neves has launched a tourism startup, P2D Travel. It is a kind of travel agency that draws on influencers and social network users to sell holiday trips and [...]
The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair announced on Tuesday that it would launch 26 new routes from Lisbon, Porto and Faro to destinations like Malta, Palermo and Agadir from November. It will be the [...]
A €60 million line of credit provided by the government to help companies offset the effects of the pandemic has been given an additional €10 million booster. The decision was taken after the [...]
The Spanish fund Azora has just purchased its third hotel in Portugal. After having bought two Tivoli hotels, the company has now added the five-star Vilalara Thalassa Resort at Porches in the [...]
The Ministry of Finances has revealed that the Portuguese accumulated €21.2 million in June through its IVAucher scheme. The scheme provides benefits and incentives sponsored by the Portuguese [...]
The United States has once again put Portugal on its list of countries to where it is inadvisable to travel. It has placed Portugal on the “very high risk” category because of the rising numbers [...]
Crédito Agrícola has bought Porto Palácio Hotel from Sonae Capital for €62.5 million. Sonae Capital sold the hotel to the fund CA Património which is held by Crédito Agrícola. The hotel used to [...]
