Faro Airport passenger numbers fell 98% between April and June
The devastating impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the air travel industry has now become even clearer. New data revealed by Portugal’s National Statistics Institute (INE) this week
Port administration boss defends controversial Arade River dredging project
Following a wave of protests from locals in Ferragudo, the Sines and Algarve Port Administration (APS) and Portimão Mayor Isilda Gomes have come to the defence of the Arade River
Portimão’s Parque da Juventude to get €1.3 million makeover
Portimão’s Parque da Juventude, the municipality’s largest park, is due to undergo a €1.3 million revamp to give it “new life” and make it “more attractive, sustainable and socially inclusive”.
Brit airlifted to hospital after being stabbed in Praia da Rocha
A 24-year-old British man has been airlifted to hospital in Lisbon after being stabbed in the early hours of Sunday morning close to the casino in Praia da Rocha Tabloid
Local kart racer seeks sponsors to help qualify for world championship
Noah da Silva is one of the most promising racers in Portugal at the tender age of 17. The Portimão-based kart racer has been racing since he was eight and
“No to destruction!”: Ferragudo protest keeps up pressure against river dredging project
Around 100 people took part in a protest in Ferragudo on Friday afternoon (August 21) to oppose a river dredging project they say could cause “irreparable damage” to the village’s
Algarve orange production “at risk”: Producers call for government action
Orange producers in the Algarve have criticised the government’s “lack of political will” to fight the threats that could destroy the region’s orange production sector. “If something isn’t done urgently,
Taylor Swift helps Portuguese student in UK pursue “dream” degree
American pop star Taylor Swift has donated over £23,000 (around €25,000) to an 18-year-old Portuguese student living in the UK who was struggling to raise money for her “dream” degree.
Algarve seeks to woo tourists with ‘last-minute holiday’ campaigns
After being severely hit by a large number of cancellations due to the pandemic, the Algarve is now hoping to salvage what is left of 2020 by encouraging holidaymakers to
“It’s a complete joke”: PM in hot seat for suggesting nursing homes should recruit jobless tourism workers
Prime Minister António Costa is taking heat for suggesting nursing homes, day care centres and other social care establishments should start recruiting unemployed tourism workers. “Many of the thousands of