“Anchor stores” to pull out of Faro’s main shopping street
Clothing giants Zara and Pull and Bear, both owned by Spanish group Inditex, are planning to close their stores on Faro’s main Santo António shopping street. The decision has been
TAP sees passenger numbers skyrocket 21.7% in 2017
Portuguese airline TAP flew 14.2 million passengers in 2017, a 21.7% increase on the year before. This translates into 2.5 million more passengers than in 2016. The Lisbon-Porto air link
Lagos’ Espiche Golf has new general manager
Espiche Golf in Lagos has named Frederico Tito Champalimaud as its new general manager. Champalimaud has over 18 years of experience in the premium and luxury hotel sector and previously
Vila Vita unveils “largest LED screen in Portugal”
Vila Vita Parc in Porches has purchased a large-scale, high-definition LED screen, described as “the largest available in Portugal”, for one of its meeting rooms. Boasting a 12mx3m size, it
Facebook marketing expert headlines list of speakers at Share Algarve
Dennis Yu, one of the world’s most recognised experts in Facebook marketing, will be travelling from the USA to the Algarve especially for the Share Algarve digital marketing conference which
Casas do Barlavento celebrates 15 years
Lagos real estate company Casas do Barlavento is celebrating its 15th anniversary. The company started with two sales consultants and one admin member in an office in Lagos in 2003.
Digital marketing conference Share Algarve returns to Vilamoura on February 2-3
Share Algarve, a digital marketing conference held successfully for the first time last year, is returning to Vilamoura on February 2 and 3. The event will take place at Anantara
Car sales increase for fifth straight year in Portugal
Portugal saw its car sales increase in 2017 for the fifth consecutive year. Car sales grew 7.6% last year, though the increase is substantially lower than the surges registered in
VidaMar Algarve receives top award from British tour operator
The Vidamar Resort Hotel Algarve in Salgados, Albufeira was considered the top hotel in Europe in 2017 by British tour operator SAGA. The accolade is awarded based on feedback from
Startup Visa launched to attract foreign investment
A new programme entitled Startup Visa was launched on Tuesday (December 2) to put Portugal “at the top of the list for business development and innovation”. Hopes are that the