Portugal attracts 166 new hotel projects in just six months
According to real estate databank Confidencial Imobiliário Portugal has seen 166 new hotel projects bid for licenses in the first six months of this year. This represents an increase of
Chinese want more AI in Portuguese hotels
A study has found that Artificial Intelligence (AI) could become a “game changer” for Portugal’s hospitality industry. Conducted by Mazars, the study looked at how AI could transform and revolutionise
Aggression between colleagues ruled as “work accident”
Évora appeal court judges have ruled that consequences of ‘aggression between colleagues’ can be considered ‘work accidents’. The decision has come years after a temporary hotel worker was attacked by
Pestana Viking hotel evacuated due to fire at nearby garage
The Pestana Viking hotel in Porches was evacuated on Wednesday morning after a fire broke out at a garage that is attached to the building. Regional rescue command CDOS Faro
Pestana looks to hire 300 people
The Pestana hotel group wants to hire around 300 people in Portugal following its “three best years ever”. The group is holding several Open Day events, the first two of
Number of Brits at Algarve hotels falls again in October
The number of British tourists staying at Algarve hotels fell 6.8% in October compared to last year, as did the number of Dutch (-13.4%) and Irish (-6.5%) holidaymakers, the region’s
Carnival boosts bookings at Algarve hotels
Hotels in the Algarve are expecting a busy weekend as holidaymakers travel to the region to enjoy a short carnival break. And as the government has allowed public sector employees
October hotel bookings reach 16-year high in Algarve
New data shows 71.8% of Algarve’s hotels were booked in October – the highest percentage since 2000 and a 4.4 percentage point increase compared to last year. Hoteliers association AHETA
Algarve’s hotel bookings reach 93.1% in August
After several red-letter months where business could hardly be better, Algarve hotels have registered bookings of 93.1% for August. It is in line with bookings for the same time last
“Adults-only” hotels gain popularity but face trouble with law
Though two establishments in Alvor and Albufeira were recently targeted by authorities for doing so, an increasing number of hotels in the Algarve are marketing themselves as for “adults only”,