Lisbon tourists stopped from holding illegal party in Algarve
GNR police in the Algarve stopped a group of people from Lisbon from organising an illegal party somewhere between Vilamoura and Albufeira last weekend. The party was reportedly being promoted
Resident readers’ frustrations over Portugal’s exclusion from UK ‘air bridge’ listing aired on primetime TV
The frustrations of a couple of Portugal Resident readers over the UK’s deeply-damaging exclusion of Portugal from its list of ‘safe countries’ to travel to during the pandemic have been
New ‘air bridge confusion’: Portuguese arriving in UK ‘unchecked’ avoid quarantine
With so many efforts ongoing to reverse the catastrophic British decision to impose quarantine on anyone flying into UK from Portugal, Lusa news agency is reporting that several Portuguese emigrés
Pandemic “under control” in Algarve but safe behaviour must continue
Algarve authorities revealed today that the pandemic is “under control” in the region but risky behaviour such as private parties and large gatherings must be avoided at all costs. During
Academics in Britain query ‘science’ behind government decision to ‘blank’ Portugal
Academics in UK are querying the science behind the British government’s decision to blank quarantine-free travel to Portugal (click here). Lusa carries a number of opinions today from top figures
15,000 cancers likely to have been missed due to pandemic, warn GPs
Roughly 15,000 new cases of cancer will have been missed in the last few months due to the limitations on health services due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Air bridge battle: campaigners harness ‘misinformation’ to save Algarve
Campaigners desperate to win Portugal a much-needed ‘air bridge’ for visiting Brits have decided ‘enough is enough’. If the British government is using skewed data to leave Portugal ‘out in
SOS Algarve! Business associations warn of thousands of insolvencies if travel corridor catastrophe isn’t fixed fast
Six of the Algarve’s largest business associations have appealed to the government today to “intensify diplomatic efforts with countries” – particularly the UK – to win Portugal vital ‘air bridge’
Algarve battered by UK travel blacklist
Friday saw the Algarve receive the worst news it has had since the start of the pandemic: the British government has left Portugal out of its ‘green list of airbridges’,
Covid-19 travelling rules – Portugal/UK
Much has been written over the past days about the measures that apply to those who wish to travel from UK to Portugal and vice versa, some of which have