Belgium rejects Marcelo’s plan for Portugal Day celebrations
Belgian authorities have rejected a plan by President Marcelo for commemorations in Belgium of June 10 Portugal Day. Marcelo’s hopes had been to split his time on June 10 between
Council of Ministers extends Portugal’s ‘Calamity’ to May 30
Today’s Council of Ministers has extended Portugal’s State of Calamity to May 30, ringing a number of key changes when it comes to municipalities but, in general, reporting that the
Portugal to open up to ‘non-essential travel before May 17’
Portugal will be officially opening for non-essential travel before May 17 – just as secretary of state for tourism Rita Marques intimated back in March (click here). ATA, the Algarve
Green mining? GEOTA says Portugal simply embarked on exercise of ‘greenwashing’
Authorities in Portugal have latched onto the words ‘green’ and ‘sustainable’ to essentially dress-up mining interventions planned across the country that are neither green, nor sustainable. This is the opinion
Fewer people in Portuguese hospitals but more ‘active cases’
Thursday’s Covid bulletin – registering just one death and 436 new cases – is essentially one showing Portugal’s ‘good news’ continues. The epidemiological situation is calm, hospitals are down to
Portugal’s vaccine self-scheduling platform now open to over-55s
With the country’s vaccination programme positively zipping through the 60s age group, the self-scheduling platform is now open to anyone over the age of 55. To access and book your
“Vaccines help little or not at all in recovery of Tourism in Portugal”
This is the headline today in Dinheiro Vivo which cites a new study by the European Commission showing the vaccination programme over the last three months has done little or
Ferry to link Portugal with UK? It’s a way of beating airline prices!
With the cost of plane tickets apparently rising as much as 600%, Brittany Ferries is considering opening a link between the UK and Portugal, starting this month. The Sun reports
Fines for up to €100 for anyone not wearing mask on Portuguese beaches
Maritime Police will apparently be fining beachgoers not wearing masks as they enter beaches this year, walk on boardwalks, access restaurants or WCs. According to Jornal de Notícias fines will
Holiday reservations bonanza!
Hotels – particularly those in the Algarve – have been inundated with inquiries, to the point that ‘reservations departments’ had to stay open over the weekend to cope. In terms