Pestana Group to invest €200 million in the opening of 20 new hotels by 2020
Following on from the news that Pestana Hotel Group is recruiting hundreds of staff (click here) comes the revelation that the company is set to invest “around €200 million in
Google “comes to Portugal, bringing 500 jobs”
With Portugal riding the crest of the wave in Davos this week – today being dubbed “Portugal Day” at the world economic forum – prime minister António Costa has revealed
State’s tourism offices “don’t have money for salaries”
It’s news that fortunately followed the fleeting visit of the United Nation’s secretary general for world tourism (click here), but it is embarrassing nonetheless. Tourism offices, particularly in Portugal’s north,
“Fleeced” investors warn “Portugal’s recovery not what it seems”
Taking full advantage of social media to press their case, the Novo Note Group of major-league investors that claims the Bank of Portugal acted illegally by retroactively dumping €2.2 billion
afpop celebrates “best year since 2007” by breaking the 6,000-member mark
afpop, the association that provides all kinds of support to foreign property owners in Portugal, has dubbed 2017 its “best year since 2007” in terms of new members. In an
World Tourism Organisation boss chooses “marvellous” Portugal for first official visit
He is the new secretary-general of the UN’s World Tourism Organisation, and he chose Portugal for his first official visit – praising the country for being “marvellous…one of the best
Hundreds of jobs on offer at Algarve resorts
Hundreds of jobs are on offer at the Algarve’s Quinta do Lago resort and Pestana Alvor Praia hotel. Quinta do Lago is hosting an Open Day event on Friday (January
Doctor’s syndicate denounces abusive hospital waiting lists
Almost every week the media highlights a new ‘disgrace’ within the health service. Most recently ‘inhuman’ conditions in casualty wards stuffed with stretchers at the height of the flu epidemic
Plant nurseries run out of “genetically modified seeds” as producers scramble to proliferate eucalyptus
There is a race by cellulose producers to plant eucalyptus trees before the new law limiting their spread comes into effect next month, says TSF radio. Nurseries have already run
Left Bloc urges government to fix rundown EN124
Portugal’s Left Bloc (Bloco de Esquerda) party has presented a draft resolution urging the government to carry out much-needed renovations to the Algarve’s rundown EN124 road between Porto de Lagos










