Portugal is attracting exactly the kind of affluent residents and investors that reflect the country’s low-profile and refined charms according to one of the country’s most successful and [...]
Portugal is a bright and sunny place to live, but even so the prospective relocater needs to do their homework before making the move as there is a minefield of differences to northern Europe, [...]
The branded residences sector has grown 170% over the past 10 years with 590 schemes worldwide representing 76,000 units, with 10 countries planning to receive their first branded residences [...]
Portugal along with Montenegro and Switzerland are among the three best global destinations for residency through investment programmes. According to the British consultancy Astons, Portugal [...]
A four-star hotel in Madeira owned in a joint-venture between the Spanish RIU and German TUI has been put up for sale. According to the Spanish newspaper Expansion, RIU Hotels is to sell the RUI [...]
Portugal’s hotel association AHP says that 80% of the country’s hotels are now closed because of the latest State of Emergency and lack of guests. In an interview with Jornal Económico, Raul [...]
The Coronavirus pandemic with its constraints, social distance and numbers restrictions and cancelled flights has left Portugal’s wedding sector in tatters with fears many companies may not [...]
The President of the Algarve Tourism Association, João Fernandes, says he has “moderate expectations” for a return to some kind of normality by Easter. In an interview with the online business [...]
It is with great sadness that Essential Business has to announce the passing of Joaquim Pereira de Almeida this week. Joaquim Pereira de Almeida was an instantly recognisable face and a grand, [...]
The American Club of Lisbon (ACL) will present a LiveTalk featuring keynote speaker tourism developer André Jordan on Thursday, February 4, at 3:30 pm on ZOOM. The ACL had originally planned an [...]