Cristiano Ronaldo opens second hotel in Lisbon
Hot on the heels of the opening of his first hotel in the Madeiran capital of Funchal, Portugal’s footballing hero Cristiano Ronaldo will be inaugurating his second in the heart
Algarve registers 11.5% increase in May hotel bookings
Hotel bookings in the Algarve increased 11.5% in May compared to the same time last year, with 71.8% of the region’s hotel rooms occupied. According to hoteliers association AHETA, it
Hoteliers accept VRSA tourist tax
A bitter row over Vila Real de Santo António’s decision to charge a tourist tax has moved on to an unexpected truce, in which the council, hoteliers and real estate
Algarve hotel bookings up 11.2% in April
Hotel bookings in the Algarve increased 11.2% in April compared to the same time last year, with 61.7% of the region’s hotel rooms occupied. According to hoteliers association AHETA, it
Faro workshop teaches hoteliers “how to better manage prices”
A workshop entitled ‘How to better manage the price of my hotel’ will take place Monday, May 16 from 3pm at Faro’s hotel and tourism school. The goal is to
Algarve hotels at risk of “overbooking”, warns tourism source
Though the Algarve’s tourism sector is expecting another record-breaking year, Patrícia Bürer from the Carvoeiro Clube Group has warned that hotels are trying so hard to have a successful 2016
Algarve hotel bookings up 8.8% in February
February was another boom month for Algarve hotels, with bookings up 8.8% compared to the same month in 2015. This translates into 45% of the region’s hotel rooms booked. Hotel
Algarve’s hotel bookings up 15.9% in January
2016 got off to a great new start for Algarve hotels, with bookings up 15.9% in January compared to the same month last year. The boom translates into 33.6% of
“Outstanding October” for Algarve hotels
October saw business booming in the region’s hotels, with the best figures recorded for the last 15 years. According to hotels and resorts authority AHETA, occupation rates (the number of
Portuguese hotels to drop star rating
Three, four and five-star hotels may no longer require classification under Portugal’s star rating system. The news was confirmed by Secretary of State for Tourism Adolfo Mesquita Nunes in an

