Government’s “super new” technology courses “off to slow start”
Announced this year, promising youngsters business experience, the government’s new higher technology courses are getting off to a slow and uncertain start. According to Correio da Manhã, the two-year courses
Corinthia Hotel named ‘Portugal’s Leading Business Hotel’
Corinthia Hotel Lisbon has been named ‘Portugal’s Leading Business Hotel’ in 2014’s World Travel Awards. Following the award ceremony on Saturday (August 2) in Athens, Greece, the hotel’s general manager
Conrad Algarve Hotel wins ‘Europe’s Leading Luxury Resort’ award
After being named ‘World’s Leading Luxury Resort’ last year, Conrad Algarve Hotel has now scooped the ‘Europe’s Leading Luxury Resort’ award in this year’s World Travel Awards, often considered the
Portuguese students come up with bacteria-free dummy
Five clever Portuguese students – including one from the Espírito Santo family – have won a prize for an invention that will have mothers smiling the world over: a little
Algarve second on list of microcredit receivers
The Algarve was the second region with the most projects supported by microcredit – small loans to help people without access to credit start their own businesses or projects –
Allconnect opened its sixth store in the Algarve
Telecommunications specialist Allconnect opened its sixth store in the Algarve on Monday, July 28, this time in Santa Maria, Lagos. Allconnect is part of the PT group, and therefore offers
Martinhal’s founder wins entrepreneurship award
Chitra Stern, a graduate of the London Business School (MBA 2000), won this year’s Accomplished Entrepreneur Award from the school for the project Martinhal Beach Resort and Hotel in Sagres.
GMS opens Apple store at Forum Algarve
Portuguese group Marques da Silva (GMS) is getting ready to open an official Apple store at Forum Algarve Shopping Centre in Faro on Thursday (July 31). The group is one
Almancil-based software company expands to China
Concept Software Systems (CSS), a global software development and distribution company based in Almancil, has just signed a contract with Chinese corporation Shiji Information Technology to market and sell its
DECO informs…“What precautions should I take now that the sales season has started?”
It is possible to save money during the sales season, but sales are also a vehicle to help retailers. They allow them to quickly sell out of seasonal clothes so

