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The UK market was again disappointing for Algarve tourism in August in what has proved to be a luck-lustre summer in terms of British visitors. The scorching UK summer  — the hottest on record [...]

Hotels in the Algarve and all across Portugal have taken a blow this summer due to the falling number of guests, particularly British holidaymakers. The falloff in British hotel room bookings [...]

The new president of the Algarve Region Tourist board (Região de Turismo do Algarve – RTA), João Fernandes, says that marketing the region must be aimed at the final consumer rather than [...]

JJW Hotels and Resorts Portugal has unveiled the show apartment for its latest project — the Formosa Park Hotel Apartments in the Algarve. The project involves the total revamping and [...]

Following the overwhelming success of the second edition of international wine industry conference ‘MUST – Fermenting Ideas’ last month, dates have now been set for the third edition of the [...]

Hotel stays in Algarve hotels were up 11.2% in May 2018, according to the Portuguese statistical institute (INE). The region continues to be responsible for the largest number of hotel stays in [...]

Essential speaks to the three men behind Apolónia Supermarkets, an Algarve company who’s reputation goes far beyond the borders of the region and this year celebrates its 35th anniversary   [...]

Plans to start drilling oil prospection wells off Portugal’s Alentejo and Algarve coast have been stymied by a court in Loulé. The court ruling was in favour of the group ‘Oil-Free Algarve [...]

Resort building, and development is back in Portugal with growing demand after years in the doldrums. The British continue to be the main international segment who most seek out this kind of [...]

We recently went to the notary to complete the purchase of an apartment closer to the centre of town. The deed we signed is in the same form as 30 years ago, but the surroundings and the notary’s [...]