“Save Algarve tourism”: Hotels desperate for grants to avoid “economic and social catastrophe”
Hoteliers in the Algarve are once again urging the Portuguese government to provide grants – funds they will not have to pay back – in order to “save the Algarve’s
Hilton plans to open three new hotels in Portugal
Hotel chain Hilton is opening three new hotels in Portugal, Expresso reported on Sunday. Hilton is opening hotels in Cascais, a popular beach town near Lisbon, in the Azores islands
Algarve hotels see rush of long weekend cancellations due to borough lockdowns
The “few bookings” that Algarve hotels had for the upcoming two long weekends have had to be cancelled due to the latest municipal travel restrictions announced by the Portuguese government.
Algarve hotels report €635 million revenue drop due to Covid-19 crisis
Just eight months ago, the Algarve’s tourism board was hailing 2019 as “another record-breaking year” for the region’s tourism sector (click here). But since the start of the pandemic, the
Algarve hotels lament worst July ever
Only 32.6% of the Algarve’s hotel rooms were booked last month, the worst rate ever for the month of July, according to data from regional hotel association AHETA. The hotel
Disastrous July: British holidaymakers down 90%; hotel occupancy rate -60%
Algarve hotels have seen a 60% year-on-year decrease in July’s occupancy rate, revealed hoteliers’ association AHETA. The biggest drop, as expected, was among foreign holidaymakers, particularly Brits – down 90%
Chinese want more AI in Portuguese hotels
Artificial Intelligence will be a game changer for Portugal’s hotel industry, according to a study by consultancy agency Mazars. The Chinese, in particular, base their booking decisions when selecting hotels
Pestana Group to reopen hotels on June 5
Pestana Hotel Group will begin reopening its hotels on Friday, June 5, including some of its Pousadas de Portugal (state-owned historic hotels run by the group). The first hotels to
Tivoli hotels to reopen in June with ‘Safe & Clean’ seal
The Tivoli group has announced that it is preparing to gradually reopen its hotels in Portugal starting in June. Each of the group’s hotels will be reopening with the ‘Safe
Portugal’s second-largest hotel chain plans to reopen in June and is “already getting ready for guests”
Portugal’s second-largest hotel chain is busily preparing to reopen in June, joining what Euronews online describes as “a scramble by Europe’s tourism industry to salvage what it can from this