Portugal fills up with tourists for New Year
Hotels are full-up for the New Year in various parts of the country – though not in the Algarve. In Serra da Estrela, more than 15,000 tourists are expected with
Hotel occupancy up 9.2% in November
Hotels and guesthouses in the Algarve saw occupancy rates increase 9.2% this November compared to the same time last year, thanks to more Portuguese (+25.5%) and British tourists (+7.9%) opting
Viceroy group to open first European hotel in Loulé
The Viceroy Hotel Group has announced its entry into Europe with the launch of Viceroy Algarve at Quinta da Ombria, in the Loulé council, in 2017. Including an 18-hole golf
IVA: Hoteliers snap at government’s heels
Relentlessly pushing the government to reduce “crippling” IVA (VAT) rates for the restaurant sector, hoteliers and restaurateurs are once again appealing for sense in the long-running controversy. As they say
Madeira threatens to tax hotels that close for winter
Madeira is to discuss a plan to penalise hotels that lay-off hundreds of workers every winter. The plan – aimed for its holiday island of Porto Santo – involves creating
Creative solutions workshop for hoteliers in Faro
A workshop entitled ‘How to better control the costs of my hotel’ will be taking place this Monday (September 22), at 3pm, at the Hotel and Tourism School of the
Rich Chinese gastronomy at Conrad Algarve
Festival || The Chinese Cultural Festival, an event celebrating China’s gastronomy as well as its culture and artistic heritage, was held on Tuesday (August 26) at the Conrad Algarve in
Petition against hotel planned for Madeleine dig site
Praia da Luz residents are up-in-arms yet again. After the start of the summer was marred by battalions of police digging up the village in their searches for clues on
Hoteliers association calls for “time out” over tax swoops
In a clever bit of diplomacy, hoteliers association AHRESP has applauded the government’s zeal in cracking down on receipts fraud but appealed for time out, as it claims businesses are
Jail for hotel robbers whose heist left 82-year-old dead
Two men who raided a hotel in Faro last year, beating an 82-year-old receptionist to the point where he had a fatal heart attack are now serving jail terms of